| Rush Creek | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Countries |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | States |
| Subdivision Name2: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name3: | Winona, Fillmore |
| Subdivision Type4: | Cities |
| Subdivision Name4: | Rushford |
| Source1 Location: | Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 43.9444°N -91.9049°W |
| Mouth: | Root River |
| Mouth Location: | Rushford, Minnesota |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 43.805°N -91.7475°W |
| River System: | Root River |
| Tributaries Left: | Ahrensfeld Creek (Rush Creek tributary), Borson Spring (Rush Creek tributary) |
| Tributaries Right: | Ferguson Creek (Rush Creek tributary), Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary) |
Rush Creek is a stream in Fillmore and Winona counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Root River, which it joins in Rushford, Minnesota.
The creek was named for the rush plants lining its banks.[1]
Rush Creek suffered severe flooding in the Southeast Minnesota floods of August 1820, 2007.[2]
According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, fish species present in Rush Creek include: brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, American brook lamprey, creek chub, northern hog sucker, golden redhorse, shorthead redhorse, brook stickleback, green sunfish, sculpin, longnose dace, blacknose dace, quillback and Johnny darter.[3] The Win-Cres Chapter of Trout Unlimited began a stream restoration project on Rush Creek in 2018. There was damage to the restoration project in Spring 2019 flooding. Rush Creek can be seen from the Enterprise Rest Area on Interstate 90.[4]
. Warren Upham. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 194.