Credit River (Minnesota)

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Credit River
none The Credit River in a city park in Savage in 2007
The Credit River in a city park in Savage in 2007
Country United States
State Minnesota
Length 21.5 mi (35 km) [1]
Watershed 46.3 sq mi (120 km²) [2]
Source
 - location Elko New Market
 - coordinates 44°34′13″N 93°20′13″W / 44.57028, -93.33694 [3]
 - elevation 1,129 ft (344 m) [4]
Mouth Minnesota River
 - location Savage
 - coordinates 44°47′14″N 93°20′32″W / 44.78722, -93.34222 [3]
 - elevation 697 ft (212 m) [4]
This article is about the river in Minnesota. For the township, see Credit River Township, Minnesota. For the river in Ontario, see Credit River.

The Credit River is a small tributary of the Minnesota River, 22 miles (35 km) long, in the southern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 46 square miles (120 km²) in a suburban area. The stream flows for its entire length in eastern Scott County; its tributaries also drain a portion of western Dakota County.[2][5]

The Credit River issues from a small lake in the city of Elko New Market in southeastern Scott County, and flows generally northwardly through the townships of New Market and Credit River and the city of Savage. It flows into the Minnesota River from the south in Savage, approximately 14 miles (22 km) south-southwest of downtown Minneapolis.[5]

As of 2004, the government of Minnesota classes the Credit River's water quality as being impaired by turbidity.[6]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed. Streams within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed. Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato (2000-06-06). Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
  2. ^ a b Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed. Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed: Minor Watersheds and ID Numbers. GIS Summary Table: Minor Watersheds. Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato (2000-06-06). Retrieved on 2007-06-16. (Data for watershed numbers 33123, 33125, 33126.)
  3. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System entry for Credit River (Feature ID #663182). Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
  4. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
  5. ^ a b (1994) Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme, pp. 33, 41. ISBN 0-89933-222-6. 
  6. ^ National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota Year 2004. Lower Minnesota Watershed. Total Maximum Daily Loads: Listed Water Information. United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
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