Flandreau Creek
Flandreau Creek is located in Minnesota
Flandreau Creek
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesMinnesota, South Dakota
CountiesLincoln, Pipestone Counties, Minnesota, Moody County, South Dakota
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  coordinates
44°03′30″N 96°33′16″W / 44.0583042°N 96.5544895°W / 44.0583042; -96.5544895
Length41.0 mi (66.0 km)

Flandreau Creek is a 41.0-mile-long (66.0 km)[1] river in Minnesota and South Dakota.[2]

The creek was named for Charles Eugene Flandrau, an Indian fighter.[3]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 30, 2011
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flandreau Creek
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 419.



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