Sleepy Eye Creek
Sleepy Eye Creek is a 51.8-mile-long (83.4 km)[1] tributary of the Cottonwood River of Minnesota, the United States.[2] Via the Cottonwood River, its water flows to the Minnesota River and eventually the Mississippi River.
| Sleepy Eye Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Minnesota |
Sleepy Eye Creek was named for Chief Sleepy Eye.[3]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sleepy Eye Creek
- Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 72.
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