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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
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesRenville County, Sibley County, McLeod County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMinnesota
  elevation1,000 ft (300 m)
Mouth 
  location
Minnesota River 3 mi (4.8 km) north of Henderson
  elevation
700 ft (210 m)
Length69.4 mi (111.7 km)
Basin sizeNone
Basin features
River systemMinnesota River

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


See also



References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, 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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