Rush Creek (Root River tributary)

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Rush Creek
Location
Countries United States
StatesMinnesota
Counties Winona, Fillmore
Cities Rushford
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota
  coordinates 43°56′40″N91°54′18″W / 43.944427925898594°N 91.9049168509712°W / 43.944427925898594; -91.9049168509712
Mouth Root River
  location
Rushford, Minnesota
  coordinates
43°48′18″N91°44′51″W / 43.80500°N 91.74750°W / 43.80500; -91.74750 Coordinates: 43°48′18″N91°44′51″W / 43.80500°N 91.74750°W / 43.80500; -91.74750
Basin features
River system Root River
Tributaries 
  left Ahrensfeld Creek (Rush Creek tributary), Borson Spring (Rush Creek tributary)
  right Ferguson Creek (Rush Creek tributary), Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary)

Rush Creek is a stream in Fillmore and Winona counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. [1] It is a tributary of the Root River, which it joins in Rushford, Minnesota.

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History

The creek was named for the rush plants lining its banks. [2]

Rush Creek suffered severe flooding in the Southeast Minnesota floods of August 1820, 2007. [3]

According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, fish species present in Rush Creek include: brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, American brook lamprey, creek chub, northern hog sucker, golden redhorse, shorthead redhorse, brook stickleback, green sunfish, sculpin, longnose dace, blacknose dace, quillback and Johnny darter. [4] The Win-Cres Chapter of Trout Unlimited began a stream restoration project on Rush Creek in 2018. There was damage to the restoration project in Spring 2019 flooding. Rush Creek can be seen from the Enterprise Rest Area on Interstate 90. [5]

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