Pine Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 7, 2012 tributary of the Mississippi River in Winona and Houston counties, Minnesota, United States. It joins the Mississippi southeast of La Crescent, Minnesota, directly across from La Crosse, Wisconsin.
History Pine Creek was named for the white pine trees near its banks. There is also a South Fork of Pine Creek, which flows into Pine Creek. Pine Creek flows through the city of New Hartford, Minnesota. This Pine Creek is in the eastern end of Winona County and should not be confused with Pine Creek, a tributary of Rush Creek, in the western region of the county.
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See also List of rivers of Minnesota
References
Minnesota Watersheds USGS Geographic Names Information Service USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota (1974)