High Island Creek

High Island Creek
Country United States
Basin
Main source Minnesota
1,000 ft (300 m)
River mouth Minnesota River 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Henderson
700 ft (210 m)
Basin size None

High Island Creek is a 69.4-mile-long (111.7 km)[1] tributary of the Minnesota River in Minnesota. It rises as Judicial Ditch No. 11 in eastern Renville County, 6 miles (10 km) south of the city of Hector, and flows east into Sibley County, then McLeod County, then back into Sibley County, where it passes the city of Arlington before entering the Minnesota River 3 miles (5 km) north of Henderson.

The creek took its name from High Island Lake, a lake along its course.[2]

See also

Coordinates: 44°35′08″N 93°54′05″W / 44.5855190°N 93.9013551°W / 44.5855190; -93.9013551[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 319.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: High Island Creek


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