Beaver Creek (Upper Iowa River)

Beaver Creek is a stream in Mower and Fillmore counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It is a tributary of the Upper Iowa River.

Beaver Creek was probably named for the North American beavers which inhabit the stream.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek (Upper Iowa River)
  2. ↑ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 191.

Coordinates: 43°30′10″N 92°23′6″W / 43.50278°N 92.38500°W / 43.50278; -92.38500


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