Sand Creek (Minnesota River tributary)
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| Sand Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of the Sand Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Le Sueur, Scott |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Montgomery, Minnesota |
| • coordinates | 44°28′44″N 93°33′26″W / 44.4788522°N 93.5571747°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Jordan, Minnesota |
• coordinates | 44°44′53″N 93°36′50″W / 44.74806°N 93.61389°W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Minnesota River |
Sand Creek is a 36.6-mile-long (58.9 km)[1] tributary of the Minnesota River in Le Sueur and Scott counties, Minnesota, United States.[2] It rises at the outlet of Lake Sanborn, 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the city of Montgomery, and flows north past New Prague, entering the Minnesota River just north of Jordan.
Sand Creek was so named on account of the white sandstone rock formations near the creek.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sand Creek
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 510.
External links
[edit]- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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