| Tete Des Morts Creek | |
| Qid: | Q34970881 |
| Name Other: | Tete De Morts |
| State: | Iowa |
| Region: | Dubuque County, Jackson County |
| Region Type: | County |
| Length: | 15 miles |
| Mouth Location: | 42.3831°N -90.4895°W |
The Tete Des Morts Creek is a stream that flows for 16miles between Dubuque County and Jackson County in Iowa. The only town in the drainage basin is St. Donatus.[1]
The name Tete Des Morts translates from French as "Head of Death."[2]
Julien Dubuque used the area around to get access to the land from the Spanish Empire.[3] His lease from the Sauk and Meskwaki used the Tete Des Morts as a boundary.[4] In modern times, 98% of the watershed was dedicated to agriculture.