Shingle Creek (Mississippi River tributary)

This article is about the creek in Minnesota. For other uses, see Shingle Creek (disambiguation).
Shingle Creek
As seen in the winter
Native nameOmnina Wakan Wakpadan (Dakota)
Physical characteristics
Lengtheleven miles (18 km)
Basin sizeforty-four point five miles (71.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationMississippi River
Basin features
River systemMinnesota River

Shingle Creek (Dakota: Omnina Wakan Wakpadan) is a stream in is a stream in Hennepin County, Minnesota, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The stream is formed when two tributary creeks, Eagle Creek and Bass Creek, meet.[1]

History

Shingle Creek is known to have been inhabited during the woodland period. In 1898, T.H. Lewis surveyed multiple non-burial mounds near the creek. The Dakota knew the creek as 'Omnina Wakan Wakpadan', translating to 'Spirit Refuge Creek'. The first European name for the creek was Bohannon Creek, after settler John C. Bohannon.[2] The neighbourhood Shingle Creek is named after the creek.

In 1998, Shingle Creek was declared polluted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency due to high levels of chloride from road salt. It was the first water body to be declared as such.[3] In 2005, a restoration effort began, largely focusing on the planting of native plants, and the building of rock vanes.[4] As of 2018, it is still considered polluted from chloride.[5]

Management

It is managed by the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Management Committee. Ten cities are members of the committee; Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Maple Grove, Minneapolis, New Hope, Minnesota, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.[6] The committee was established in 1985.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "City of Osseo: Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission".
  2. ^ "History of the Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watersheds".
  3. ^ "Shingle Creek TMDL: Chloride" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Restoring Shingle Creek August 2015 Snapshots" (PDF).
  5. ^ Marohn, Kristi. "Shingle Creek's cautionary tale for Minnesota's water".
  6. ^ "Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commissions".
  7. ^ "City of Minneapolis: Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission".
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