Rush Creek (Root River tributary)

Rush Creek
Rush Creek
Location
Countries	United States
States	Minnesota
Counties	Winona, Fillmore
Cities	Rushford
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota
• coordinates	43°56′40″N 91°54′18″W / 43.944427925898594°N 91.9049168509712°W
Mouth	Root River
• location	Rushford, Minnesota
• coordinates	43°48′18″N 91°44′51″W / 43.80500°N 91.74750°WCoordinates: 43°48′18″N 91°44′51″W / 43.80500°N 91.74750°W
Basin features
River system	Root River
Tributaries
• left	,
• right	, Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary)

Rush Creek is a stream in Fillmore and Winona counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.^[1] It is a tributary of the Root River, which it joins in Rushford, Minnesota.

History[]

The creek was named for the rush plants lining its banks.^[2]

Rush Creek suffered severe flooding in the Southeast Minnesota floods of August 18–20, 2007.^[3]

According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, fish species present in Rush Creek include: brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, American brook lamprey, creek chub, northern hog sucker, golden redhorse, shorthead redhorse, brook stickleback, green sunfish, sculpin, longnose dace, blacknose dace, quillback and Johnny darter.^[4] The Win-Cres Chapter of Trout Unlimited began a stream restoration project on Rush Creek in 2018. There was damage to the restoration project in Spring 2019 flooding. Rush Creek can be seen from the Enterprise Rest Area on Interstate 90.^[5]

External links[]

"Rush Creek USGS Water Gauge in Rushford". USGS. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
"National Map". USGS. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush Creek (Root River tributary)
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 194.
^ "44 photos: A look back at deadly 2007 flooding in the La Crosse and Winona areas". LaCross Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "Winona County". MN DNR. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
^ "Rush Creek Project". Minnesota Trout Unlimited. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush Creek (Root River tributary)

[2] Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 194.

[3] "44 photos: A look back at deadly 2007 flooding in the La Crosse and Winona areas". LaCross Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[4] "Winona County". MN DNR. Retrieved March 20, 2021.

[5] "Rush Creek Project". Minnesota Trout Unlimited. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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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

Rush Creek (Root River tributary)

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