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]
Winnebago Creek | |
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![]() ![]() 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 | 43.586358°N 91.5701431°W / 43.586358; -91.5701431 |
Mouth | |
• location | Reno, Houston County, Minnesota |
• coordinates | 43.5099729°N 91.2629110°W / 43.5099729; -91.2629110 |
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 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]
Minnesota tributaries of the Upper Mississippi River below St Anthony Falls | |
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Minnesota River | |
St. Croix River |
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Cannon River |
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Zumbro River |
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Whitewater River |
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Root River |
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Upper Iowa River (Iowa, Minnesota) |
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Iowa River (Iowa) | |
Des Moines River (Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri) |
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Missouri River (Missouri, Iowa) |
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Other rivers and streams |
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Streams by region |
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See also: List of rivers of Minnesota, North Shore Streams, Wisconsin rivers, Iowa rivers, North Dakota rivers |
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