Rush Creek (Root River tributary)

Rush Creek is a stream in Fillmore and Winona counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Root River, which it joins in Rushford, Minnesota.

Rush Creek
Location
Countries	United States
States	Minnesota
Counties	Winona, Fillmore
Cities	Rushford
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota
• coordinates	43.944427925898863°N 91.9049168509712°W / 43.944427925898863; -91.9049168509712
Mouth	Root River
• location	Rushford, Minnesota
• coordinates	43°48′18″N 91°44′51″W
Basin features
River system	Root River
Tributaries
• left	Ahrensfeld Creek (Rush Creek tributary), Borson Spring (Rush Creek tributary)
• right	Ferguson Creek (Rush Creek tributary), Pine Creek (Rush Creek tributary)

History

The creek was named for the rush plants lining its banks.

Rush Creek suffered severe flooding in the Southeast Minnesota floods of August 18–20, 2007.

According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, fish species present in Rush Creek include: brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, white sucker, American brook lamprey, creek chub, northern hog sucker, golden redhorse, shorthead redhorse, brook stickleback, green sunfish, sculpin, longnose dace, blacknose dace, quillback and Johnny darter. The Win-Cres Chapter of Trout Unlimited began a stream restoration project on Rush Creek in 2018. There was damage to the restoration project in Spring 2019 flooding. Rush Creek can be seen from the Enterprise Rest Area on Interstate 90.

See also

• List of rivers of Minnesota
• Rushford, Minnesota

External links

• "Rush Creek USGS Water Gauge in Rushford". USGS. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
• "National Map". USGS. Retrieved March 24, 2021.