Snatch Creek

Snatch Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

Some say the creek received its name from an incident when a person was "snatched" out of the swollen creek, while others believe Indian women "snatched" out fish from the creek during low water.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Snatch Creek
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 59.

42°53′05″N 97°48′07″W / 42.88480°N 97.80200°W / 42.88480; -97.80200


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