Rollingstone Creek | |
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Native name | Eyan-omen-man-met-pah (Dakota) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Winona County |
Cities | Minnesota City, Rollingstone |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 44°01′17″N91°54′32″W / 44.0213518°N 91.9087668°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 44°05′25″N91°45′25″W / 44.0902410°N 91.7568184°W Coordinates: 44°05′25″N91°45′25″W / 44.0902410°N 91.7568184°W |
Basin features | |
River system | Upper Mississippi River |
Tributaries | |
• left | Spelz Creek |
• right | Garvin Brook |
Rollingstone Creek is a stream in Winona County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1]
Rollingstone Creek is the figurative translation of the native Dakota language name for the creek, which is literally translated "the stream where the stone rolls". [2]
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Rollingstone is a city in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 664 at the 2010 census.
Rollingstone Township is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 701 at the 2010 census.
Rollingstone may refer to several locations:
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