Jack Creek
Jack Creek is a 64-mile-long stream in southern Minnesota in the United States. It is a tributary of Heron Lake, the outlet of which flows to the Des Moines River. According to Warren Upham, Jack Creek was probably named for the jackrabbits near the creek.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okabena and Heron Lake.
Okabena
Village
Okabena is a town in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 203 at the 2020 census. The community's name is a Dakota term meaning "the nesting place of herons."… Okabena is situated 2½ miles southwest of Jack Creek.
Heron Lake
Village
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Heron Lake is a city in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 698 at the 2010 census. Heron Lake is situated 2½ miles northwest of Jack Creek.
Wilder
Hamlet
Wilder is a city in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 62 at the 2020 census. Wilder is situated 6 miles northeast of Jack Creek.
Jack Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Jackson, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Jack Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Jack Creek”
- Cebuano: “Jack Creek”
- Venetian: “Jack”
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