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.
High Island Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
Counties | Renville County, Sibley County, McLeod County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Minnesota |
• elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Minnesota River 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Henderson |
• elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
Length | 69.4 mi (111.7 km) |
Basin size | None |
Basin features | |
River system | Minnesota River |
The creek took its name from High Island Lake, a lake along its course.[2]
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