Rabbit Creek (South Dakota)

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Rabbit Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is a tributary of the Moreau River. [1]

Some say Rabbit Creek takes its name from nearby Rabbit Butte, while others believe the creek was named after the wild rabbits along its course. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Creek (South Dakota)
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.

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