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The Cedar River is a river in Minnesota and Iowa which is named after the juniper (also called " red cedar ") trees growing there. The surrounding region is known officially as the Cedar River Valley, however it is more commonly referred to simply as the Cedar Valley. The Cedar River is a river in Minnesota and Iowa which is named after the juniper (also called " red cedar ") trees growing there. The surrounding region is known officially as the Cedar River Valley, however it is more commonly referred to simply as the Cedar Valley. The headwaters of the Cedar River are located in Dodge County, Minnesota, consisting of a west fork and middle fork approximately three miles northeast of the town of Blooming Prairie, and an east fork approximately one mile south of the town of Hayfield. It then flows into Mower County, Minnesota through the townships of Udolpho, Lansing, Austin (where Turtle Creek and Dobbins Creek join it), and Lyle. It then flows into Mitchell County, Iowa and Floyd County, Iowa with the endpoint being located in Louisa County, Iowa at the town of Columbus Junction, where it joins with the Iowa River which then winds its way to the Mississippi River. The total length is approximately 300mi, or 483km. Palisades-Kepler State Park is located on the Cedar River near Cedar Rapids. Cedar County, Iowa is named for the river. In 1993, the river flooded some areas of downtown Cedar Rapids. The river crested at 19.83 feet. This was the worst flood in Iowa before the Cedar River flooded again in 2008 and crested at 31.1 feet. The Iowa flood of 2008 was a hydrological event involving most of the rivers in eastern Iowa beginning around June 8, 2008 and ending about July 1. Flooding continued on the Upper Mississippi River in the southeastern portion of the state for several more days. The flooding included (from north to south, east to west), the Upper Iowa River, the Turkey, and the Maquoketa Rivers; outside of the Driftless Area, they include the catchments of the Wapsipinicon River and that of the Iowa River, to include the latter's major tributary, the Cedar River (and its significant tributaries); and the Skunk River in its various forks. The Des Moines River had some minor flooding, but floodwalls and levees for the most part held fast. The Upper Mississippi River which receives the outflow from all these rivers remained at flood stage. The flooding of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City were the most significant events. Recovery, particularly for Cedar Rapids is considered to be a long and costly affair.  In Iowa City, the campus of the University of Iowa was vulnerable, and serious flooding did occur. President George W. Bush landed on Air Force One at The Eastern Iowa Airport on June 20. He toured on foot and by helicopter the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City region. On June 13th, 2008 the Cedar River crested in Cedar Rapids at 31.12 foot, flooding of the river caused the evacuation of around 20,000 of Cedar Rapids' residents and flooded over 1,200 blocks of the city. On June 12, 2008 The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway (CRANDIC) bridge spanning the Cedar River collapsed at 9:43 a.m. The river crested at 19.83 feet. In 1993, the river flooded some areas of downtown Cedar Rapids, then known as the Great Flood of 93.