Money Creek | |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | McLean |
Source1 Location: | Near Ellsworth, Illinois |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.4713°N -88.6882°W |
Mouth: | Mackinaw River |
Mouth Location: | East of Kappa, Illinois |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.6645°N -88.9676°W |
Waterbodies: | Lake Bloomington |
Custom Label: | GNIS ID |
Custom Data: | 413722 |
Money Creek is a stream in McLean County, Illinois, in the United States, a tributary of the Mackinaw River. The reservoir Lake Bloomington was created by impounding its water.
The origin of the name Money Creek is obscure. One tradition states a pioneer settler buried money there and died before it could be retrieved; another tradition states money was discovered there by Indians.[1]