Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek is an 84.3-mile-long river in central Minnesota. It is a tributary of the South Fork of the Crow River, which is a tributary of the Mississippi River. Buffalo Creek was so named from the fact buffalo bones were found there by pioneer settlers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Germany and Lester Prairie.
New Germany
Village
New Germany is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 372 at the 2010 census. A large proportion of the early settlers being natives of Germany caused the name to be selected. New Germany is situated 2½ miles northeast of Buffalo Creek.
Lester Prairie
Village
Lester Prairie is a city in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States, along the South Fork of the Crow River. The population was 1,894 at the 2020 census. Lester Prairie is situated 3 miles northwest of Buffalo Creek.
Hollywood
Village
Hollywood is an unincorporated community in Carver County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Hollywood is situated 4 miles north of Buffalo Creek.
Buffalo Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Minnesota, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Carver, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Buffalo Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Buffalo Creek”
- Cebuano: “Buffalo Creek”
- French: “Buffalo Creek”
- German: “Buffalo Creek”
- Japanese: “バッファロー・クリーク”
- Venetian: “Buffalo”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of God Cemetery and Gravel Pit State Wildlife Management Area.
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