Pokegama Creek Explained

Pokegama Creek in Pine County with its headwaters in Kanabec County is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota.

Pokegama is a name derived from the Ojibwe language Bakegamaa meaning "the water which juts off from another water",[1] which describes Pokegama Lake that the Creek flows into in relation to the Snake River.

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45.8672°N -93.0419°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 413.