Jack Creek (Des Moines River tributary)
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Jack Creek | |
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Country | United States |
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• location | Minnesota |
Jack Creek is a 64-mile-long (103 km)[1] stream in southern Minnesota in the United States. It is a tributary of Heron Lake, the outlet of which flows to the Des Moines River.
According to Warren Upham, Jack Creek was probably named for the jackrabbits near the creek.[2]
See also
- List of rivers of Minnesota
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
43°46′02″N 95°17′09″W / 43.7671812°N 95.2858309°W[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 26, 2011
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 264.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jack Creek