Crooked Creek (Houston County, Minnesota)

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Crooked Creek
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Mouth of the Crooked Creek
Location
Country United States
State Minnesota
County Houston
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 43°36′30″N91°23′58″W / 43.6083034°N 91.3995823°W / 43.6083034; -91.3995823
Mouth  
  coordinates
43°34′24″N91°16′06″W / 43.5733048°N 91.2684671°W / 43.5733048; -91.2684671 Coordinates: 43°34′24″N91°16′06″W / 43.5733048°N 91.2684671°W / 43.5733048; -91.2684671
Basin features
River system Upper Mississippi River
Tributaries 
  leftBall Park Tributary, Tributary 5
  rightSouth Fork Crooked Creek, Goetziner Tributary

Crooked Creek is a stream in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] [2] Crooked Creek was so named on account of its irregular course. [3]

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Habitat

Crooked Creek is in Driftless Area. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that species present in Crooked Creek include Brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, golden redhorse, white sucker, common carp, creek chub, longnose dace, central stoneroller, yellow bullhead, central mudminnow, northern pike, rock bass, bluegill, black crappie, green sunfish, yellow perch, logperch, Iowa darter, sauger, freshwater drum, American brook lamprey, longnose gar, and brook stickleback. Crooked Creek was first survey in 1921. Its mouth is currently one mile north of Reno, Minnesota. Habitat improvement took place on Crooked Creek in 1974, 1978, and 1984. [4]


Map of Crooked Creek and tributaries Crooked Creek.jpg
Map of Crooked Creek and tributaries

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked Creek (Houston County, Minnesota)
  2. "Map3" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p.  238.
  4. "Houston County". Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 25, 2021.