Sand Creek (Minnesota River tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sand Creek |
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Mouth of the Sand Creek
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Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
Counties | Le Sueur, Scott |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Montgomery, Minnesota 44°28′44″N 93°33′26″W / 44.4788522°N 93.5571747°W |
River mouth | Jordan, Minnesota 44°44′53″N 93°36′50″W / 44.74806°N 93.61389°W |
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River system | Minnesota River |
Sand Creek is a 36.6-mile-long (58.9 km) tributary of the Minnesota River in Le Sueur and Scott counties, Minnesota, United States. It rises at the outlet of Lake Sanborn, 2 miles (3 km) northeast of the city of Montgomery, and flows north past New Prague, entering the Minnesota River just north of Jordan.
Sand Creek was so named on account of the white sandstone rock formations near the creek.
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