Lime Creek (Des Moines River tributary)

Lime Creek is a 28.6-mile-long (46.0 km)[1] waterway of Minnesota and tributary of the Des Moines River.[2][3][4]

Lime Creek
Lime Creek (Des Moines River tributary) is located in Minnesota
Lime Creek (Des Moines River tributary)
Mouth of the Lime Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyMurray
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationAvoca, Minnesota
 • coordinates43.9449636°N 95.6638987°W / 43.9449636; -95.6638987
Mouth 
 • location
Lime Creek, Minnesota
 • coordinates
43.9574627°N 95.5213937°W / 43.9574627; -95.5213937
Length28.6-mile-long (46.0 km)
Basin features
River systemDes Moines River

Lime Creek was named from the limestone rock on the creek bed.[5][6][7]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 26, 2011
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lime Creek
  3. "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  4. USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974). USGS. 1976.
  5. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 182.
  6. "Minnesota Watersheds". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  7. USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974). USGS. 1976.
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