Crooked Creek (Houston County, Minnesota)

Crooked Creek
Crooked Creek flowing through Freeburg, Minnesota
Crooked Creek (Houston County, Minnesota) is located in Minnesota
Crooked Creek (Houston County, Minnesota)
Mouth of the Crooked Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHouston
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates43°36′30″N 91°23′58″W / 43.6083034°N 91.3995823°W / 43.6083034; -91.3995823
Mouth 
 • coordinates
43°34′24″N 91°16′06″W / 43.5733048°N 91.2684671°W / 43.5733048; -91.2684671
Basin features
River systemUpper Mississippi River
Tributaries 
 • leftBall Park Tributary, Tributary 5
 • rightSouth Fork Crooked Creek, Goetziner Tributary

Crooked Creek is a stream in Houston County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[1][2] Crooked Creek was so named on account of its irregular course.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked Creek (Houston County, Minnesota)
  2. ^ "Map3" (PDF). Minnesota DNR. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 238.