Sand Creek (Minnesota River tributary)
Sand Creek is a 36.6-mile-long (58.9 km)[1] tributary of the Minnesota River in Le Sueur and Scott counties, Minnesota, United States.[2] It rises at the outlet of Lake Sanborn, 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the city of Montgomery, and flows north past New Prague, entering the Minnesota River just north of Jordan.
| Sand Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of the Sand Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Counties | Le Sueur, Scott |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Montgomery, Minnesota |
| • coordinates | 44.4788522°N 93.5571747°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Jordan, Minnesota |
• coordinates | 44°44′53″N 93°36′50″W |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Minnesota River |
Sand Creek was so named on account of the white sandstone rock formations near the creek.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sand Creek
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 510.
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