Redwater Creek

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Redwater Creek
Redwater Creek seen from Redwater Road in Beulah, Wyoming.jpg
Redwater Creek seen from Redwater Road in Beulah, Wyoming
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Country United States
State Wyoming

Redwater Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of South Dakota and Wyoming. [1]

Redwater Creek The creek's name comes from the Sioux Indians of the area, for the red color of the river water. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redwater Creek
  2. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 53.

Coordinates: 44°34′37.52″N104°11′36.44″W / 44.5770889°N 104.1934556°W / 44.5770889; -104.1934556