Coon Creek is a stream in Faribault County, Minnesota, and Kossuth County, Iowa. [1] It is a tributary of the Blue Earth River.
Coon Creek was named for the raccoons once hunted in the area for their fur. [2]
Faribault County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,921. Its county seat is Blue Earth.
Coon Creek may refer to:
The Blue Earth River is a tributary of the Minnesota River, 108 miles (174 km) long, in southern Minnesota in the United States. Two of its headwaters tributaries, the Middle Branch Blue Earth River and the West Branch Blue Earth River, also flow for short distances in northern Iowa. By volume, it is the Minnesota River's largest tributary, accounting for 46% of the Minnesota's flow at the rivers' confluence in Mankato. Via the Minnesota River, the Blue Earth River is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 3,486 square miles (9,030 km2) in an agricultural region. Ninety percent of the river's watershed is in Minnesota. It is a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources designated Water Trail.
The Winnebago River is a 72-mile-long (116 km) river in northern Iowa. It is a tributary of the Shell Rock River, part of the Cedar River watershed that flows via the Iowa River to the Mississippi River. The Winnebago River rises in Winnebago County, Iowa, north of Leland and flows south through Forest City, then east and southeast through Mason City on its way to the Shell Rock River at Rockford. Headwater tributaries of the Winnebago River extend north into southern Minnesota.
The Maple River is an 80.3-mile-long (129.2 km) tributary of the Le Sueur River in southern Minnesota in the United States. Via the Le Sueur, Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Elm Creek is an 89.5-mile-long (144.0 km) tributary of the Blue Earth River in southern Minnesota. It rises in northeastern Jackson County and flows eastwardly through Martin County into northeastern Faribault County, where it joins the Blue Earth River near the city of Winnebago. Via the Blue Earth and Minnesota rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed.
Palo Pinto Creek is a river in Eastland, Stephens, and Palo Pinto counties, Texas, United States. It is a tributary of the Brazos River.
Indian Creek is a stream in Humboldt County, Iowa, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Des Moines River.
Little Rock Creek is a stream in Benton and Morrison counties, Minnesota, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Morgan Creek is a stream in Blue Earth County, Minnesota and Brown County, Minnesota, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Minnesota River.
Badger Creek is a stream in Faribault and Martin counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Blue Earth River.
Beaver Creek is a stream in Mower and Fillmore counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Upper Iowa River.
Coon Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Redwood River.
King Creek is a stream in Meeker County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Crow River.
Belle Creek is a stream in Meeker County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Crow River.
Pike Creek is a stream in Morrison County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Plum Creek is a stream in Stearns County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.
Coon Creek is a stream in Jasper and Barton counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of the North Fork Spring River.
Honey Creek is a stream in Tayler County (Iowa) and Nodaway County (Missouri) in the United States. It is a tributary of Platte River.
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