Winnebago Creek (Minnesota)

Winnebago Creek
Winnebago Creek
	Mouth of Winnebago Creek
Location
Country	United States
States	Minnesota
Counties	Houston County
Cities	Wilmington, Minnesota
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Wilmington, Houston County, Minnesota
• coordinates	43°35′11″N 91°34′13″W / 43.586358°N 91.5701431°W
Mouth
• location	Reno, Houston County, Minnesota
• coordinates	43°30′36″N 91°15′46″W / 43.5099729°N 91.2629110°WCoordinates: 43°30′36″N 91°15′46″W / 43.5099729°N 91.2629110°W
Length	23.6-mile-long (38.0 km)
Basin features
River system	Upper Mississippi River
Tributaries
• left	Burg Creek, Unnamed Creek
• right	Eitzen Creek, New Yorker Hollow

Winnebago Creek is a 23.6-mile-long (38.0 km)^[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota.^[2]^[3]^[4] Winnebago Creek was named after the Winnebago Indians.^[5]

Course[]

Winnebago Creek flows in Houston County, Minnesota into the Mississippi River just above the Minnesota and Iowa border. The creek flows through the Winnebago Creek Wildlife Management Area. Sections of Winnebago Creek are designated trout streams and populated with Rainbow trout and brown trout.^[6]^[7]^[8]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winnebago Creek
^ "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974). USGS. 1976.
^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 240.
^ "Map3" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
^ Waters, Thomas F. (1977). Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University Of Minnesota Press. pp. 249, 264. ISBN 0816609608.
^ "Winnebago Creek WMA". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 11, 2021.

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[NHD-1] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011

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

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

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

[5] Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 240.

[6] "Map3" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

[7] Waters, Thomas F. (1977). Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. Minneapolis: University Of Minnesota Press. pp. 249, 264. ISBN 0816609608.

[8] "Winnebago Creek WMA". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved May 11, 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

Winnebago Creek (Minnesota)

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