Credit River, Minnesota
| Credit River | ||
 Credit River in Savage (2007) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 663182 | |
| location | Minnesota (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Minnesota River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | at Elko New Market 44 ° 34 ′ 13 ″ N , 93 ° 20 ′ 13 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 344 m | |
| muzzle | at Savage in the Minnesota River Coordinates: 44 ° 47 ′ 14 " N , 93 ° 20 ′ 32" W, 44 ° 47 ′ 14 " N , 93 ° 20 ′ 32" W. |
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| Mouth height | 213 m | |
| Height difference | 131 m | |
| Bottom slope | 3.7 ‰ | |
| length | 35 km | |
| Catchment area | 120 km² | |
| Small towns | Savage | |
The Credit River is a 35 km long tributary of the Minnesota River in the south of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area in Minnesota in the United States .
About the Minnesota River it is part of the catchment area of the Mississippi River and drains an area of 120 km² in a semi-urban area. The river runs its entire length east of Scott County ; its tributaries also drain part of western Dakota County .
The Credit River has its origin in a small lake in the town of Elko New Market in the southeast of Scott County and always flows north through the townships New Market Township and Credit River , as well as the town of Savage . South of it it flows into the Minnesota River, about 22 km south-southwest of central Minneapolis .
In 2004, the Minnesota state government classified the water quality of the Credit River as "affected by turbidity".
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Credit River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed. . Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato . S. Streams within the Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed . June 6, 2000. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ↑ a b Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed. . Minnesota River Basin Data Center. Minnesota State University, Mankato . S. Lower Minnesota River Major Watershed: Minor Watersheds and ID Numbers. GIS Summary Table: Minor Watersheds . June 6, 2000. Retrieved June 16, 2007 (data for catchment area numbers 33123, 33125, and 33126)
- ^ A b Minnesota Atlas & Gazetteer . DeLorme , Yarmouth, Me. 1994, ISBN 0-89933-222-6 , pp. 33, 41.
- ↑ National Assessment Database: Assessment Data for the State of Minnesota in 2004. Year . United States Environmental Protection Agency . S. Lower Minnesota Watershed. ; Total Maximum Daily Loads: Listed Water Information . Archived from the original on July 7, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 16, 2007. (English)
