Walnut Creek (Raccoon River)

Walnut Creek is a stream in Polk and Dallas counties, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1] It is a tributary of the Raccoon River.

Walnut Creek was named for the black walnut trees which once lined this creek before early settlers cleared them.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Walnut Creek (Raccoon River)
  2. ↑ The History of Polk County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. Union Historical Company. 1880. p. 262.


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