Rollingstone Creek
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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″N 91°54′32″W / 44.0213518°N 91.9087668°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 44°05′25″N 91°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]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rollingstone Creek
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 583.
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