Hawk Creek (Minnesota)

Hawk Creek
Location
Country	United States
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Minnesota

Hawk Creek is a 62.0-mile-long (99.8 km)[1] tributary of the Minnesota River in Kandiyohi, Chippewa, and Renville counties, Minnesota, United States. It begins at the outlet of Foot Lake in Willmar and flows southwest, passing the cities of Raymond, Clara City, and Maynard. Turning south, it reaches the Minnesota River 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Granite Falls.

One of Hawk Creek's tributaries is called the Chetamba Creek/River between Maynard, Sacred Heart, and Granite Falls.[2]

"Hawk Creek" is an English translation of the native Sioux language name.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota

44.7360690°N 95.4225136°W / 44.7360690; -95.4225136[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
2. National Bridge Inventory data, accessed August 20, 2022
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 106.
4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hawk Creek

• Minnesota Watersheds
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)