Flandreau Creek
Flandreau Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
States | Minnesota, South Dakota |
Counties | Lincoln, Pipestone Counties, Minnesota, Moody County, South Dakota |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 44°03′30″N 96°33′16″W / 44.0583042°N 96.5544895°WCoordinates: 44°03′30″N 96°33′16″W / 44.0583042°N 96.5544895°W |
Length | 41.0 mi (66.0 km) |
Flandreau Creek is a 41.0-mile-long (66.0 km)[1] river in Minnesota and South Dakota.[2]
The creek was named for Charles Eugene Flandrau, an Indian fighter.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 30, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flandreau Creek
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 419.
- "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
Categories:
- Rivers of Lincoln County, Minnesota
- Rivers of Pipestone County, Minnesota
- Rivers of Moody County, South Dakota
- Rivers of Minnesota
- Rivers of South Dakota
- Minnesota river stubs
- Minnesota geography stubs
- South Dakota river stubs