Shingle Creek (Mississippi River tributary)
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| Shingle Creek | |
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.jpg) As seen in the winter | |
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| Native name | Omnina Wakan Wakpadan (Dakota) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 45°04′46″N 93°23′33″W / 45.079409°N 93.3924524°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 45°01′58″N 93°17′06″W / 45.03274°N 93.28495°W |
| Length | 11 miles (18 km) |
| Basin size | 44.5 miles (71.6 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Mississippi River |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Minnesota River |
Shingle Creek (Dakota: Omnina Wakan Wakpadan) is a stream in is a stream in Hennepin County, Minnesota, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Mississippi River. The stream is formed when two tributary creeks, Eagle Creek and Bass Creek, meet.[1]
Shingle Creek is known to have been inhabited during the woodland period. In 1898, T.H. Lewis surveyed multiple non-burial mounds near the creek. The Dakota knew the creek as 'Omnina Wakan Wakpadan', translating to 'Spirit Refuge Creek'. The first European name for the creek was Bohannon Creek, after settler John C. Bohannon.[2] The neighbourhood Shingle Creek is named after the creek.
In 1998, Shingle Creek was declared polluted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency due to high levels of chloride from road salt. It was the first water body to be declared as such.[3] In 2005, a restoration effort began, largely focusing on the planting of native plants, and the building of rock vanes.[4] As of 2018, it is still considered polluted from chloride.[5]
