Mission Creek (Saint Louis River tributary)

Mission Creek
Mouth of Mission Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountySaint Louis
CityDuluth
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMidway Township
 • coordinates46°43′11″N 92°16′57″W / 46.7198°N 92.2824°W / 46.7198; -92.2824
Mouth 
 • location
Saint Louis River
 • coordinates
46°39′31″N 92°16′34″W / 46.6585°N 92.2761°W / 46.6585; -92.2761
Length30.4 mi-long (48.9 km)[1]
Basin size10.6 square miles (27 km2)[1]

Mission Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota.[2] It is a tributary of the Saint Louis River.

Mission Creek took its name from an Ojibwe Indian mission founded near the creek.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "DuluthStreams - Mission Creek Watershed Data". Lakesuperiorstreams. 2009. LakeSuperiorStreams: Community Partnerships For Understanding Water Quality and Stormwater Impacts at the Head of the Great Lakes. University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mission Creek (Saint Louis River tributary)
  3. ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 493.

46°39′32″N 92°16′34″W / 46.65889°N 92.27611°W / 46.65889; -92.27611