Mound Creek

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Mound Creek is a stream in Brown and Cottonwood counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]

Mound Creek was named for nearby mounds of quartzite. [2]

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References

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

Coordinates: 44°12′02″N95°04′30″W / 44.20056°N 95.07500°W / 44.20056; -95.07500