Crooked Creek is a stream in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1][2] Crooked Creek was so named on account of its irregular course.[3]

Crooked Creek
Mouth of the Crooked Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
County	Houston
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	43.6083034°N 91.3995823°W / 43.6083034; -91.3995823
Mouth
• coordinates	43.5733048°N 91.2684671°W / 43.5733048; -91.2684671
Basin features
River system	Upper Mississippi River
Tributaries
• left	Ball Park Tributary, Tributary 5
• right	South Fork Crooked Creek, Goetziner Tributary

Habitat

Crooked Creek is in Driftless Area. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that species present in Crooked Creek include Brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, golden redhorse, white sucker, common carp, creek chub, longnose dace, central stoneroller, yellow bullhead, central mudminnow, northern pike, rock bass, bluegill, black crappie, green sunfish, yellow perch, logperch, Iowa darter, sauger, freshwater drum, American brook lamprey, longnose gar, and brook stickleback. Crooked Creek was first survey in 1921. Its mouth is currently one mile north of Reno, Minnesota. Habitat improvement took place on Crooked Creek in 1974, 1978, and 1984.[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota

References