Pine Creek (Mississippi River tributary)

Not to be confused with Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary).
Pine Creek
Mouth of Pine Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHouston County, Winona County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWitoka
 • coordinates43°53′36″N 91°32′37″W / 43.8932979°N 91.543477°W / 43.8932979; -91.543477
Mouth 
 • coordinates
43°48′20″N 91°17′58″W / 43.80556°N 91.29944°W / 43.80556; -91.29944
Basin features
River systemUpper Mississippi River

Pine Creek is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in Winona and Houston counties, Minnesota, United States. It joins the Mississippi southeast of La Crescent, Minnesota, directly across from La Crosse, Wisconsin.[2]

History

Pine Creek was named for the white pine trees near its banks.[3] There is also a South Fork of Pine Creek, which flows into Pine Creek. Pine Creek flows through the city of New Hartford, Minnesota.[4] This Pine Creek is in the eastern end of Winona County and should not be confused with Pine Creek, a tributary of Rush Creek, in the western region of the county.[5]

Pine Creek going through New Hartford, Minnesota

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Creek
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 241.
  4. ^ "Winona County Map" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Southeast Minnesota Habitat Improvement Projects (Through 2008)" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 21, 2021.



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