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Devonian Fossil Gorge

2850 Prairie Du Chien Rd NE, Iowa City, IA 52240

(319) 338-3543

https://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Coralville-Lake/Recreation/Devonian-Fossil-Gorge/

This glimpse into Iowa’s geologic past was first exposed during the Floods of 1993 at Coralville Lake, then again more was exposed during the Floods of 2008. The fossils and limestone bedrock of the Devonian Fossil Gorge date back almost 200 million years before the dinosaurs!