Pine Creek (Mississippi River tributary) explained

Pine Creek
Pushpin Map:	Minnesota
Pushpin Map Caption:	Mouth of Pine Creek
Source1 Location:	Witoka
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States
Subdivision Type2:	State
Subdivision Name2:	Minnesota
Subdivision Type3:	County
Subdivision Name3:	Houston County, Winona County
River System:	Upper Mississippi River
Source1 Coordinates:	43.8933°N -91.5435°W

Pine Creek is a 23.7adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in Winona and Houston counties, Minnesota, United States. Pine Creek joins the Mississippi southeast of La Crescent, Minnesota, directly across from La Crosse, Wisconsin.

History

Pine Creek was named for the white pine trees near its banks.^[2] There is also a South Fork Pine Creek that flows into Pine Creek. Pine Creek flows through the city of New Hartford, Minnesota.^[3] This Pine Creek is in the eastern end of Winona County and should not be confused with Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary) in the western region of the county.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota

References

• Minnesota Watersheds
• USGS Geographic Names Information Service
• 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 May 7, 2012
2. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 241.
3. Web site: Winona County Map. Minnesota DNR. March 21, 2021.
4. Web site: Southeast Minnesota Habitat Improvement Projects (Through 2008). Minnesota DNR. March 21, 2021.