Rollingstone Creek

Rollingstone Creek
Rollingstone Creek is located in Minnesota
Rollingstone Creek
Mouth of the Rollingstone Creek
Native nameEyan-omen-man-met-pah (Dakota)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyWinona County
CitiesMinnesota City, Rollingstone
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates44°01′17″N 91°54′32″W / 44.0213518°N 91.9087668°W / 44.0213518; -91.9087668
Mouth 
 • coordinates
44°05′25″N 91°45′25″W / 44.0902410°N 91.7568184°W / 44.0902410; -91.7568184
Basin features
River systemUpper Mississippi River
Tributaries 
 • leftSpelz Creek
 • rightGarvin Brook

Rollingstone Creek is a stream in Winona County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1]

Rollingstone Creek is the figurative translation of the native Dakota language name for the creek, which is literally translated "the stream where the stone rolls".[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rollingstone Creek
  2. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 583.

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