Lime Creek (Des Moines River tributary)

Lime Creek
Lime Creek
	Mouth of the Lime Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Murray
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Avoca, Minnesota
• coordinates	43°56′42″N 95°39′50″W / 43.9449636°N 95.6638987°W
Mouth
• location	Lime Creek, Minnesota
• coordinates	43°57′27″N 95°31′17″W / 43.9574627°N 95.5213937°WCoordinates: 43°57′27″N 95°31′17″W / 43.9574627°N 95.5213937°W
Length	28.6-mile-long (46.0 km)
Basin features
River system	Des Moines River

Lime Creek is a 28.6-mile-long (46.0 km)^[1] waterway of Minnesota and tributary of the Des Moines River.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Lime Creek was named from the limestone rock on the creek bed.^[5]^[6]^[7]

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
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lime Creek
^ "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974). USGS. 1976.
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 182.
^ "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974). USGS. 1976.

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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 26, 2011

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lime Creek

[3] "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[4] USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974). USGS. 1976.

[5] Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 182.

[6] "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[7] USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974). USGS. 1976.

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v t Minnesota tributaries of the Upper Mississippi River below St Anthony Falls
Minnesota River	Little Minnesota River Pomme de Terre River Lac qui Parle River Chippewa River Yellow Medicine River Redwood River Cottonwood River Blue Earth River
St. Croix River	Kettle River Snake River
Cannon River	North Cannon River Little Cannon River Straight River Little Cannon River (Sabre Lake) Belle Creek
Zumbro River	North Fork Zumbro River Middle Fork Zumbro River North Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River South Branch Middle Fork Zumbro River South Fork Zumbro River
Whitewater River	North Fork Whitewater River Middle Fork Whitewater River South Fork Whitewater River
Root River	South Fork Root River Badger Creek South Branch Root River Camp Creek North Branch Root River Middle Branch Root River Rush Creek Pine Creek Coolridge Creek Hemingway Creek
Upper Iowa River (Iowa, Minnesota)	Pine Creek Little Iowa River North Branch Upper Iowa River
Iowa River (Iowa)	Cedar River Shell Rock River Winnebago River (Iowa) Lime Creek Little Cedar River (Iowa and Minnesota) Little Cedar River (Dodge County, Minnesota)
Des Moines River (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri)	East Fork Des Moines River Heron Lake Outlet Jack Creek Diversion Creek Okabena Creek Lime Creek
Missouri River (Missouri, Iowa)	Little Sioux River Ocheyedan River West Fork Little Sioux River Big Sioux River (Iowa) Rock River Little Rock River East Branch Rock River Split Rock Creek Pipestone Creek Flandreau Creek
Other rivers and streams	Crooked Creek North Fork Crooked Creek South Fork Crooked Creek Hay Creek Pine Creek Vermillion River South Branch Vermillion River Wapsipinicon River Wells Creek Winnebago Creek
Streams by region	Driftless Area Counties Dakota Dodge Fillmore Goodhue Houston Mower Olmsted Rice Wabasha Winona
See also: List of rivers of Minnesota, North Shore Streams, Wisconsin rivers, Iowa rivers, North Dakota rivers

Lime Creek (Des Moines River tributary)

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