Sand Creek
Sand Creek is a stream in Scott, Minnesota. Sand Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Merriam, as well as near the village Carver.Places of Interest
Highlights include Inyan Ceyaka Otonwe.
Inyan Ceyaka Otonwe
Archaeological site
Inyan Ceyaka Otonwe, also called Little Rapids or simply Inyan Ceyaka, was a summer planting village of the Wahpeton Dakota on the Minnesota River in what is now Louisville Township, Minnesota, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carver and Chaska.
Carver
Village
Carver is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. Located along the Minnesota River, the population was 5,829 at the 2020 census. The city is named after early explorer Jonathan Carver.
Chaska
Town
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The Twin Cities of Minnesota constitute the political, cultural, and economic capital of the Upper Midwest, and along with the Chicago, Milwaukee, and Detroit metropolitan areas, the core of the North Coast region of the United States. Chaska is situated 3 miles north of Sand Creek.
Shakopee
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Shakopee is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the nation's 16th-largest metropolitan area, with 3.7 million people.
Sand Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Chankiyata River” and “Fever River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scott, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.74802° or 44° 44′ 53″ northLongitude
-93.61385° or 93° 36′ 50″ westElevation
696 feet (212 metres)Open location code
86P8P9XP+6FGeoNames ID
5045829
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