Buffalo Creek (Crow River)
| Buffalo Creek | |
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| Main source | Minnesota |
| Countries | United States |
Buffalo Creek is an 84.3-mile-long (135.7 km) river in central Minnesota.[1] It is a tributary of the South Fork of the Crow River, which is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Buffalo Creek was so named from the fact buffalo bones were found there by pioneer settlers.[2]
See also
Coordinates: 44°51′16″N 93°59′52″W / 44.8544067°N 93.9977485°W[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed November 29, 2012
- ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 319.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo Creek
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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