Elm Creek is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed October 5, 2012 tributary of the Blue Earth River in southern

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

. It rises in northeastern Jackson County and flows eastwardly through Martin County into northeastern Faribault County, where it joins the Blue Earth River near the city of

Winnebago Winnebago can refer to: * The exonym of the Ho-Chunk tribe of Native North Americans with reservations in Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin ** Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, a federally recognized tribe group in the state ** The Winnebago language of the ...

. Via the Blue Earth and

rivers, it is part of the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...

watershed. Elm Creek was named for the elm trees along its banks.

References

Minnesota Watersheds
*USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974) Rivers of Minnesota Rivers of Jackson County, Minnesota Rivers of Martin County, Minnesota Rivers of Faribault County, Minnesota Tributaries of the Mississippi River {{Minnesota-river-stub

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