Elm Creek (Blue Earth River tributary)

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 • locationMinnesota

Elm Creek[1] is an 89.5-mile-long (144.0 km)[2] tributary of the Blue Earth River in southern Minnesota. It rises in northeastern Jackson County and flows eastwardly through Martin County into northeastern Faribault County, where it joins the Blue Earth River near the city of Winnebago. Via the Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

Elm Creek was named for the elm trees along its banks.[3]

See also

44°03′00″N 94°27′08″W / 44.0499599°N 94.4521878°W / 44.0499599; -94.4521878[4]

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System entry for Elm Creek (Feature ID #643295)". Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 5, 2012
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 333.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elm Creek


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