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'''Split Rock Creek State Park''' is a [[state park]] of [[Minnesota]], USA, located in [[Ihlen, Minnesota|Ihlen]], or just south of [[Pipestone, Minnesota]].
'''Split Rock Creek State Park''' is a [[state park]] of [[Minnesota]], USA, located in [[Ihlen, Minnesota|Ihlen]], or just south of [[Pipestone, Minnesota|Pipestone]].


The [[Works Progress Administration]] built a [[dam]] in 1938 to create a lake, which provided an opportunity for water recreation in an area of the state with few natural lakes. The dam was constructed of [[Sioux quartzite]], a hard red rock widely found in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/split_rock_creek/narrative.html|title=Park Info: Split Rock Creek State Park|publisher=[[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]]|accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> A nearby bridge, Split Rock Creek Bridge, was also built by the WPA of Sioux quartzite in 1938. The bridge carries County Road 54 over the creek. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as part of the [[Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges MPS]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64500282.pdf|page=12|title=Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges|accessdate=2009-01-20|date=1989-09-22|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]}}</ref>
The [[Works Progress Administration]] built a [[dam]] in 1938 to create a lake, which provided an opportunity for water recreation in an area of the state with few natural lakes. The dam was constructed of [[Sioux Quartzite]], a hard red rock widely found in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/split_rock_creek/index.html|title=Split Rock Creek State Park|website=[[Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]]|access-date=2021-04-05}}</ref> A nearby bridge, Split Rock Creek Bridge, was also built by the WPA of Sioux quartzite in 1938. The bridge carries County Road 54 over the creek. It is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as part of the [[Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges MPS]].<ref>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=64500282}}|page=12|title=Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges|access-date=2009-01-20|date=1989-09-22|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]}}</ref>
[[File:Split Rock Bridge.JPG|thumb|none|Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridge]]


== References ==
==Split Rock Creek==
{{For|Split Rock River on the Minnesota North Shore|Split Rock River}}
{{reflist}}
{{For|the tributary of the Kettle River|Split Rock River (Kettle River)}}
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Split Rock Creek is a stream that flows for 55 miles from a farmers field near [[Ihlen, Minnesota|Ihlen]], [[Rock County, Minnesota]], to east of [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota|Sioux Falls]], [[Minnehaha County, South Dakota]]. The native American name for the creek was Eminija. The creek enters South Dakota east of [[Sherman, South Dakota]]. West of Sherman it flows over a cement pad on 486th Avenue. It flows around Garretson and through Devil's Gulch. The creek then flows through Palisades State Park and then through McHardy Park in [[Brandon, South Dakota|Brandon]]. East of Sioux Falls Pt finally flows into the [[Big Sioux River]], which flows into the [[Missouri River]], which flows into the [[Mississippi River]].<ref name=GNIS>{{GNIS|652403|Split Rock Creek}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southdakotamagazine.com/the-creek-that-thinks-its-a-river|website=South Dakota Magazize|title=The Creek that thinks its a river|author=Richardson, Jeanne}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Minnesota]]
*[[List of rivers of South Dakota]]


==External links==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/split_rock_creek/index.html Split Rock Creek State Park]


{{Protected Areas of Minnesota}}
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[[Category:Minnesota state parks]]
[[Category:1937 establishments in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Pipestone County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1937]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1937]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Pipestone County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:State parks of Minnesota]]
[[Category:Works Progress Administration in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Works Progress Administration in Minnesota]]

Latest revision as of 04:01, 7 April 2024

Split Rock Creek State Park
Map showing the location of Split Rock Creek State Park
Map showing the location of Split Rock Creek State Park
Location of Split Rock Creek State Park in Minnesota
Map showing the location of Split Rock Creek State Park
Map showing the location of Split Rock Creek State Park
Split Rock Creek State Park (the United States)
LocationPipestone, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates43°53′52″N 96°21′51″W / 43.89778°N 96.36417°W / 43.89778; -96.36417
Area1,303 acres (5.27 km2)
Elevation1,624 ft (495 m)[1]
Established1937
Governing bodyMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
Yes

Split Rock Creek State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, located in Ihlen, or just south of Pipestone.

The Works Progress Administration built a dam in 1938 to create a lake, which provided an opportunity for water recreation in an area of the state with few natural lakes. The dam was constructed of Sioux Quartzite, a hard red rock widely found in the area.[2] A nearby bridge, Split Rock Creek Bridge, was also built by the WPA of Sioux quartzite in 1938. The bridge carries County Road 54 over the creek. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges MPS.[3]

Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridge

Split Rock Creek[edit]

For Split Rock River on the Minnesota North Shore, see Split Rock River.
For the tributary of the Kettle River, see Split Rock River (Kettle River).
Split Rock Creek
Split Rock Creek in Split Rock Creek State Park, Minnesota
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota, Minnesota
CountiesMinnehaha County, South Dakota, Pipestone County, Minnesota, Rock County, Minnesota
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationIhlen, Minnesota
 • coordinates43°59′27″N 96°18′22″W / 43.9908036°N 96.3061447°W / 43.9908036; -96.3061447
Mouth 
 • location
Pipestone, South Dakota
 • coordinates
43°32′59″N 96°35′51″W / 43.5496968°N 96.5975458°W / 43.5496968; -96.5975458
Length55-mile-long (89 km)
Basin features
River systemMissouri River
Tributaries 
 • leftPipestone Creek

Split Rock Creek is a stream that flows for 55 miles from a farmers field near Ihlen, Rock County, Minnesota, to east of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. The native American name for the creek was Eminija. The creek enters South Dakota east of Sherman, South Dakota. West of Sherman it flows over a cement pad on 486th Avenue. It flows around Garretson and through Devil's Gulch. The creek then flows through Palisades State Park and then through McHardy Park in Brandon. East of Sioux Falls Pt finally flows into the Big Sioux River, which flows into the Missouri River, which flows into the Mississippi River.[4][5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Split Rock Creek State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1980. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  2. ^ "Split Rock Creek State Park". Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Masonry-Arch Highway Bridges". Minnesota Historical Society. September 22, 1989. p. 12. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Split Rock Creek
  5. ^ Richardson, Jeanne. "The Creek that thinks its a river". South Dakota Magazize.
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