Plum Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1] It is a tributary of the Big Fork River.
Plum Creek | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | United States |
States | Minnesota |
Counties | |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 47°48′47″N 93°45′21″W / 47.813001°N 93.7557529°W |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 47°58′09″N 93°49′03″W / 47.9691149°N 93.8174152°W |
Plum Creek was named for the wild plum trees lining its banks.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plum Creek (Big Fork River tributary)
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 284.