Plum Creek (Redwood County, Minnesota)
Coordinates: 44°14′57″N 95°27′50″W / 44.2492°N 95.4639°W
the stream runs north-west from Walnut Grove
Plum Creek of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States, is a 35.4-mile-long (57.0 km)[1] stream near the city of Walnut Grove. It passes to the northwest of the town, flowing northeasterly to the Cottonwood River, with its waters then flowing to the Minnesota River and eventually the Mississippi River. Plum Creek lends its name to a regional library network.
History
It is known for being close to the homestead of the Ingalls family of Little House on the Prairie fame, and features in the book On the Banks of Plum Creek. It is also mentioned in the sixth Little House on the Prairie book.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 5, 2012