Dry Creek (Cottonwood River)

Dry Creek is a stream in Redwood and Cottonwood counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It is a tributary of the Cottonwood River.

Dry Creek was named from the fact it is a losing stream during times of drought.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Creek (Cottonwood River)
  2. ↑ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 152.

Coordinates: 44°9′38.5″N 95°11′46″W / 44.160694°N 95.19611°W / 44.160694; -95.19611


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