Ashley Creek (Minnesota) Explained

Ashley Creek
Subdivision Type1:	Country

Ashley Creek is a 28.3adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of the Sauk River in central Minnesota, United States, joining the Sauk just north of Sauk Centre. It is part of the Mississippi River watershed.

Ashley Creek was named in the 1850s for Ossian Doolittle Ashley, a Boston stockbroker.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota

References

• Minnesota Watersheds
• USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 29, 2012
2. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 522.