Kimball Creek (Minnesota)
| Kimball Creek | |
|---|---|
  Mouth of Kimball Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Grand Marais, Minnesota |
| • coordinates | 47°51′45″N 90°15′13″W / 47.8623897°N 90.2537085°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lake Superior |
• coordinates | 47°47′05″N 90°10′54″W / 47.7846137°N 90.1817665°W |
| Length | 8.9-mile-long (14.3 km) |
Kimball Creek is an 8.9-mile-long (14.3 km)[1] stream in northeastern Minnesota, the United States. It is a tributary of Lake Superior.[2]
Kimball Creek was named for Charles G. Kimball, an explorer who drowned in Lake Superior near the creek.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 7, 2012
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kimball Creek
- ^ Warren Upham (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 144.
- Minnesota Watersheds
- USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)
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