Pine Creek is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km)[1] tributary of the Mississippi River in Winona and Houston counties, Minnesota, United States. Pine Creek joins the Mississippi southeast of La Crescent, Minnesota, directly across from La Crosse, Wisconsin.[2]

History

Pine Creek was named for the white pine trees near its banks.[3] There is also a South Fork Pine Creek that flows into Pine Creek. Pine Creek flows through the city of New Hartford, Minnesota.[4] This Pine Creek is in the eastern end of Winona County and should not be confused with Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary) in the western region of the county.[5]

Gallery

New Hartford, Minnesota
Pine Creek going through New Hartford, Minnesota

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Creek
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 241.
  4. ^ "Winona County Map" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
  5. ^ "Southeast Minnesota Habitat Improvement Projects (Through 2008)" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 21, 2021.