Rabbit Creek (South Dakota)

For other places with the same name, see Rabbit Creek (disambiguation).

Rabbit Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is a tributary of the Moreau River.[1]

Some say Rabbit Creek takes its name from nearby Rabbit Butte, while others believe the creek was named after the wild rabbits along its course.[2]

Pickles Creek

Pickles Creek (45°18′23″N 102°23′58″W / 45.30639°N 102.39944°W / 45.30639; -102.39944) is a tributary of Rabbit Creek.[3] The creek has the name of Frank "Pickles" Koshirak, a local rancher.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Creek (South Dakota)
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rabbit Creek (South Dakota)
  4. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 48.

45°12′41″N 102°11′09″W / 45.21141°N 102.18572°W / 45.21141; -102.18572


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