Minnehaha Creek
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Minnehaha Creek (Template:Langx) is a Script error: No such module "convert". tributary of the Mississippi River that flows east from Gray's Bay Dam on Lake Minnetonka[1] through the suburban cities of Minnetonka, Hopkins, Saint Louis Park, and Edina, and the city of Minneapolis. The creek flows over Minnehaha Falls in Minnehaha Park near its mouth at the Mississippi River.
History
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Watershed
The creek's watershed covers Script error: No such module "convert"., including the basin of Lake Minnetonka, and is managed by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.[3]
See Also
- List of rivers of Minnesota
- Nine Mile Creek (Minnesota River tributary)
- Bassett Creek (Mississippi River tributary)
References
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