Flandreau Creek
Flandreau Creek is a 41.0-mile-long (66.0 km)[1] river in Minnesota and South Dakota.[2]
| Flandreau Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | Minnesota, South Dakota |
| Counties | Lincoln, Pipestone Counties, Minnesota, Moody County, South Dakota |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 44.0583042°N 96.5544895°W |
| Length | 41.0 mi (66.0 km) |
The creek was named for Charles Eugene Flandrau, an Indian fighter.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flandreau Creek
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 419.
- "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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