Winnebago Creek (Minnesota) Explained

Winnebago Creek
Source1 Location:	Wilmington, Houston County, Minnesota
Source1 Coordinates:	43.5864°N -91.5701°W
Mouth Location:	Reno, Houston County, Minnesota
Mouth Coordinates:	43.51°N -91.2629°W
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	United States
Subdivision Type2:	States
Subdivision Name2:	Minnesota
Subdivision Type3:	Counties
Subdivision Name3:	Houston County
Subdivision Type4:	Cities
Subdivision Name4:	Wilmington, Minnesota
Pushpin Map:	Minnesota
Pushpin Map Caption:	Mouth of Winnebago Creek
River System:	Upper Mississippi River
Tributaries Left:	Burg Creek, Unnamed Creek
Tributaries Right:	Eitzen Creek, New Yorker Hollow
Length:	23.6adj=midNaNadj=mid

Winnebago Creek is a 23.6adj=midNaNadj=mid^[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in southeastern Minnesota.^{[2] [3]} Winnebago Creek was named after the Winnebago Indians.^[4]

Course

Winnebago Creek flows in Houston County, Minnesota into the Mississippi River just above the Minnesota and Iowa border. The creek flows through the Winnebago Creek Wildlife Management Area. Sections of Winnebago Creek are designated trout streams and populated with Rainbow trout and brown trout.^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota
• Winnebago, Minnesota

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011
2. Web site: Minnesota Watersheds. Minnesota DNR. April 3, 2021.
3. Book: USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974). USGS. 1976.
4. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 240.
5. Web site: Map3. Minnesota DNR. April 3, 2021.
6. Book: Waters, Thomas F.. Streams and Rivers of Minnesota. University Of Minnesota Press. 1977. Minneapolis. 0816609608. 249, 264.
7. Web site: Winnebago Creek WMA. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. May 11, 2021.