Jack Creek is a 64-mile-long (103 km)[1] stream in southern Minnesota in the United States. It is a tributary of Heron Lake, the outlet of which flows to the Des Moines River.[2]
| Jack Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of the Jack Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Jackson County, Nobles County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 43°46′02″N 95°17′09″W / 43.7671812°N 95.2858309°W |
| Length | 64 mi-long (103 km) |
According to Warren Upham, Jack Creek was probably named for the jackrabbits near the creek.[3]
See also edit
- List of rivers of Minnesota
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jack Creek
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 264.
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