Narrows Creek

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Narrows Creek is a stream in Sauk County, Wisconsin, in the United States. [1] It is a tributary of the Baraboo River.

Narrows Creek flows through narrows, hence the name. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Narrows Creek
  2. Cole, Harry Ellsworth (1918). A Standard History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Lewis Publishing Company. p.  414.

Coordinates: 43°28′43″N89°54′58″W / 43.47861°N 89.91611°W / 43.47861; -89.91611