Crooked Creek is a stream in Houston County, in the

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. Crooked Creek was so named on account of its irregular course.

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Crooked Creek is in

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. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that species present in Crooked Creek include Brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, golden redhorse, white sucker, common carp, creek chub, longnose dace, central stoneroller, yellow bullhead, central mudminnow, northern pike, rock bass, bluegill, black crappie, green sunfish, yellow perch, logperch, Iowa darter, sauger, freshwater drum, American brook lamprey, longnose gar, and brook stickleback. Crooked Creek was first survey in 1921. Its mouth is currently one mile north of

Reno, Minnesota Reno is an unincorporated community in Crooked Creek Township, Houston County, Minnesota The community is located between La Crescent, Minnesota and New Albin, Iowa on State Highway 26 ( MN 26). Reno is located near the junction of Highway 26 a ...

. Habitat improvement took place on Crooked Creek in 1974, 1978, and 1984.

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Rivers of Houston County, Minnesota Rivers of Minnesota Southern Minnesota trout streams Driftless Area {{Minnesota-river-stub

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