Rush Creek (Root River tributary)

Rush Creek is a stream in Fillmore and Winona counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It is a tributary of the Root River, which it joins in Rushford, Minnesota.

Rush Creek
Location
CountriesUnited States
StatesMinnesota
CountiesWinona, Fillmore
CitiesRushford
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationUtica Township, Winona County, Minnesota
 • coordinates43.944427925898594°N 91.9049168509712°W / 43.944427925898594; -91.9049168509712
MouthRoot River
 • location
Rushford, Minnesota
 • coordinates
43°48′18″N 91°44′51″W
Basin features
River systemRoot River
Tributaries 
 • leftAhrensfeld Creek (Rush Creek tributary), Borson Spring (Rush Creek tributary)
 • rightFerguson Creek (Rush Creek tributary), Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary)

History

The creek was named for the rush plants lining its banks.[2]

Rush Creek suffered severe flooding in the Southeast Minnesota floods of August 18–20, 2007.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

See also
  • "Rush Creek USGS Water Gauge in Rushford". USGS. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  • "National Map". USGS. Retrieved March 24, 2021.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rush Creek (Root River tributary)
  2. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 194.
  3. "44 photos: A look back at deadly 2007 flooding in the La Crosse and Winona areas". LaCross Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  4. "Winona County". MN DNR. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. "Rush Creek Project". Minnesota Trout Unlimited. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.