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	Minnehaha Falls - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minnehaha Creek is a short tributary of the Mississippi River located in Hennepin County, Minnesota that extends from Lake Minnetonka in the west and flows east for 22 miles (35 km).
		The creek might have been unremarkable except for the 53 foot (16 m) Minnehaha Falls located near its confluence with the Mississippi.
		A small train station officially named Minnehaha Depot but also known as "the Princess Depot" was built in 1875; it was a stop on the Milwaukee Road railroad and provided easy access to the park from Fort Snelling, downtown Minneapolis, and downtown St.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minnehaha_Falls (924 words)

	Glen Echo Park - Minnehaha Creek
		At the overlook situated in the main car park there is a good view of Minnehaha creek and some of the stone foundations that are the only remains of the great Glen Echo Chautauqua amphitheater.
		Glen Echo's popularity again changed Minnehaha Creek; in 1956 the park owners removed the termite infested, condemned "Midway" to extend the parking lot and installed a large metal pipe (called a culvert) for the creek to flow through.
		The deep ravine and rocky creek are typical of streams in the Potomac River Valley.
	www.nps.gov /glec/minnehaha.htm (220 words)

	City of Hopkins • Comprehensive Plan • Water Resources Management Plan
		Minnehaha Creek is a direct tributary to the Mississippi.
		Lake Minnetonka is the headwater of the creek.
		The headwater of the north fork of Nine Mile Creek is north of Excelsior Boulevard in the southwest portion of Hopkins.
	www.hopkinsmn.com /planning/comp/waterresources.html (1957 words)

	Redwood Creek: Top 25 Picnic Destinations
		In 1889, the state loaned the city $100,000 to purchase the station from its private owners, and the resulting recreation area was named Minnehaha, which means "laughing falls." Today, the 171-acre park boasts a zoo, bandstand, biking paths, a playground and a perennial garden overlooking the area's biggest attraction, a 53-foot waterfall.
		On warm weekend afternoons, the park is packed with people of all ages, who come to ride their bikes, wade in the shallow streams, view the falls or just admire the park's natural beauty.
		The overlook at Minnehaha Falls Pergola Garden, located on Minnehaha Avenue across from the Princess Station, is a great place to photograph wildlife and the falls.
	www.concierge.com /promo/redwood/minnehaha.html (529 words)

	Knapp's Creek (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The East fork of the creek is fed by a spring which comes forth out of the rugged mountain side near Paddys Knob, a peak with an elevation of 4450 feet.
		One of the principal tributaries of Knapp's Creek is Douthard's Creek of the Minnehaha neighborhood which carries with it the waters of Cochran's Creek.
		The creek from which our good community takes its name was known as Ewing's Creek in the earliest land papers but was soon changed to Knapp's Creek in honor of a man by the name of Knapp who came into the valley from Virginia prior to 1749.
	www.wvculture.org /history/agrext/knappsck.html (3178 words)

	Minnehaha Falls
		The falls is in Minnehaha Park, a large city park on the shores of the Mississipi River.
		Minnehaha Falls is 30 miles to the northeast.
		All of these falls are the result of smaller rivers or creeks falling into the gorges of the much larger Mississippi and St. Croix Rivers.
	www.gowaterfalling.com /waterfalls/minnehaha.shtml (349 words)

	Minnehaha Creek
		Minnehaha Creek is an urban stream that receives direct storm sewer runoff from streets which may contain pathogens (disease-causing organisms including bacteria, viruses, or protozoa that can cause illness).
		Pathogen indicators (microbes that include the possible presence of pathogens) are present in the creek at all times, but reach higher levels after a storm event.
		Here are some suggestions for safer use of the creek, but be advised that the following suggestions do not eliminate the possibility of becoming ill from exposure to pathogens.
	www.ci.orono.mn.us /minnehaha_creek.htm (360 words)

	Minnehaha Park 'laughing waters'
		Minnehaha Park is in the Longfellow neighborhood of South Minneapolis, Minnesota.
		Discharges at the dam are reduced during rainfalls to minimize flooding in the creek.
		Community members may track daily lake levels and creek discharge rates at www.minnehahacreek.org; real-time staging and precipitation data for Minnehaha Creek are linked to the home page, as is canoeing safety data.
	www.minnehahapark.info (2238 words)

	FMR - Newsletter Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Minnehaha Creek is one of the main tributaries to the Mississippi River in the metropolitan area, and it provides a beautiful scenic byway for Twin Citians to enjoy and grow up with.
		Minnehaha Creek was also a favorite destination for my science class at Field Elementary School.
		Minnehaha Creek has nurtured me, and now it is time for me to nurture it.
	www.fmr.org /100essay.html (776 words)

	City of Hopkins • City Council • Work Session Minutes 9-13-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The latter is important because Minnehaha Creek is on their impaired waters list due to lack of aquatic life.
		Iacono said the committee felt there needed to be a balance between the needs of Lake Minnetonka and Minnehaha Creek; Gray's Bay dam needs to be operated with that balance in mind, although the committee was very aware that lakeshore properties cannot be flooded to "save sunfish in the creek." Mr.
		Minnehaha Creek is a good choice as it is known nationwide.
	www.hopkinsmn.com /cityhall/citycouncil/worksessions/2005/2005-0913.html (1422 words)

	WebRoots Library U.S. History
		Minnehaha Springs is located where the waters of Douthard's Creek empty into Knapp' s Creek, near the base of the Allegheny Mountain.
		Churches The Cochran's Creek Church (Baptist) was built in 1907 and the writer is told that Johnny Rider practically built the church himself.
		The dedicatory sermon was preached by the Rev. Stump, and the Rev. Thomas Woolridge was the pastor.
	www.webroots.org /library/usahist/howvc010.html (11934 words)

	Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Minnehaha Creek switched from serene to lively as amusement park-like squeals reverberated from 2nd graders who waded and collected bugs behind Burroughs Elementary, 1501 W. 50th St., on a late-school-year day.
		They marched single-file to the creek, toting clunky buckets and other gear, which made at least one kid feel like she was camping.
		Chadbourn said that her daughter Sophia had anxiously awaited the creek experiment for weeks (and spent a lot of time trying to decide what clothes would be OK to get wet and dirty).
	www.swjournal.com /articles/2005/06/15/neighbors/neighbors08.txt (1240 words)

	Chironomidae Research Group
		Minnehaha Creek is a valued recreational and esthetic resource for local neighborhoods as it flows through parks and urban areas from Lake Minnetonka to where it joins with the Mississippi River.
		In 2003 we initiated a study to determine the biological diversity of non-biting midges (Diptera: Chironomidae) in the creek.
		A longer-term goal of this research project is to develop an identification guide to Chironomidae of Minnehaha Creek that includes both original drawings and digital photographs of all species collected in the stream.
	www.entomology.umn.edu /midge/minnehaha_creek.htm (345 words)

	Minnehaha Creek / Falls- Minneapolis, MN - VirtualTourist.com
		Minnehaha Creek begins at Lake Minnetonka on the west side of Minneapolis and winds its way all across the city, flowing in and out of a number of different lakes, until finally pouring off a cliff to become the Minnehaha Falls.
		Minnehaha falls is a drop of about 50 feet by Minnehaha creek, which courses it's way through the city and serves as the connecting link between many of the lakes in Minneapolis.
		It's best to view the falls during the spring/early summer, when snowmelt cases the creek to swell and the falls to be at their fullest.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/North_America/United_States_of_America/Minnesota/Minneapolis-813712/Things_To_Do-Minneapolis-Minnehaha_Creek_Falls-BR-1.html (677 words)

	Mississippi River Field Guide \| Minnehaha Creek & Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		At an overlook beside Minnehaha Falls is a bronze mask sculpture of Dakota leader Taoyeteduta, known to the whites as Little Crow.
		Within the park is the John H. Stevens house, which had originally been at the current location of the main Post Office in Minneapolis, just downriver of the Hennepin Avenue Bridge.
		This house was moved to Minnehaha Park in 1896.
	www.fmr.org /fieldguide/site_detail.php?site_id=175 (205 words)

	MCA Trip Reports: Minnehaha Creek Paddling by Shirley Kysilko (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		There are times when the creek is blocked by fallen trees or debris piling up, and to a certain extent this is to be expected and contributes to a more challenging trip.
		If you encounter similar problems on the creek that could be a real hazard to paddlers, you can report them to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, which has the responsibility for monitoring the creek and surrounding watershed.
		The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District has a 24-hour phone hot line during the months that the creek is flowing.
	www.canoe-kayak.org /pages/t4.html (251 words)

	4/13/2006: Minnehaha Creek West (Minnepolis)
		Minnehaha Creek is the only outlet of Lake Minnetonka, and the lake was not discovered until in the year 1822 a young drummer boy from Fort Snelling, Joseph Brown, and his young friend, John Snelling, son of the commander, went into the Indian Country down Minnehaha Creek in their canoe.
		The creek became known as "Brown's Creek" and later the creek was renamed '"Minnehaha Creek." Thirty years later, a period of rapid settlement began, and crude boats went up the creek to Lake Minnetonka.
		Initially, Lynnhurst Park was mostly marsh, and, in the 1880s, formed the northwesterly end of a millpond created by the Richfield Mills dam on Minnehaha Creek at Lyndale Avenue.
	www.angelfire.com /mn/thursdaynighthikes/hike62.html (325 words)

	Lack of Precipitation Causes Low Water Level in Minnehaha Creek
		The creek is not, and will not be diverted at any time during the project.
		Low water levels in Lake Minnetonka, the source of Minnehaha Creek, are responsible for the diminished flow of water at Minnehaha Falls.
		If you had been visiting the creek and falls throughout the past twenty years, you would have noticed it slowed to a trickle many times, including several years during the 1980s.
	www.dot.state.mn.us /metro/construction/hwy55/creek.html (278 words)

	TonyRogers.com - Live Sharks Caught In Minnehaha Creek, Minnesota
		Minnesota DNR biologist Dan Marais holds the larger of two juvenile Bull Sharks netted near the mouth of Minnehaha Creek during the early hours of March 27.
		So, when a 10 year-old Minneapolis student approached Minnesota DNR biologist Dan Marais about three fossilized shark’s teeth she had found in Minnehaha Creek, he could only smile to himself.
		This summer, scientists plan to install experimental freshwater sonar devices to watch for sharks in the two-mile stretch of the Mississippi between the Ford Dam and its confluence with the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling State Park.
	www.tonyrogers.com /humor/live_sharks_mn.htm (879 words)

	Minnehaha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Minnehaha is a mythic Native American woman documented in The Song of Hiawatha an epic poem written in 1855 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
		Her name is connected to many things in Minnesota, such as Minnehaha Falls, Minnehaha Park, Minnehaha Creek, Minnehaha Academy, and the name of a boat once operated by Twin City Rapid Transit on Lake Minnetonka, which has now been restored, and is now at the Museum of Lake Minnetonka.
		Her name is also linked to the name of a town called Minnehaha Springs, located in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minnehaha (175 words)

	Minnehaha Falls
		The Longfellow House Hospitality Center, which sits on the northwest end of Minnehaha Falls Park introduces the Grand Rounds, a 50-mile outdoor recreation loop in the Minneapolis area.
		Other attractions at Minnehaha Falls Park are the John H. Stevens House Museum, the Princess Depot, and the Minnehaha Falls Off-leash Dog Park.
		Location: Minnehaha Falls, which is overseen by the city of Minneapolis, is located at 4801 Minnehaha Avenue South in Minneapolis.
	www.nps.gov /miss/maps/model/minnehaha.html (219 words)

	Ward 11 Issues - Minnehaha Creek
		Minnehaha Creek is a valuable asset, not only to south Minneapolis, but to several communities stretching from Lake Minnetonka to the Mississippi River.
		Over a year ago, the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) convened a committee residents from communities along the creek known as the Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC).
		The CAC took a detailed look at the condition of Minnehaha Creek in the past, the current conditions of the creek, and finally where the residents would like to see the creek in the future.
	www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us /council/ward11/Ward_11_Minnehaha-Creek.asp (231 words)

	MCWD: Minnehaha Creek Navigation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The entire length of the creek can be paddled in about six to nine hours, depending on water levels and other factors.
		Inexperienced paddlers are cautioned that the creek can quickly fluctuate from a lazy trickle during dry spells to a more serious torrent after heavy rains.
		The water level in the creek is partially controlled by a dam at Gray’s Bay, but numerous stormwater discharge pipes add to its flow downstream of Minnetonka.
	www.minnehahacreek.org /creeknav.php (244 words)

	Minnehaha Falls Trail- GeorgiaTrails.com
		Minnehaha Falls is buried in a wide, steep-sided cove packed with rhododendron, making this an exceptionally beautiful hike in mid-to-late May, when the rhododendron bloom.
		This falls trail, which is run by the Forest Service, should not be confused with Minnehaha Falls in Minnesota, which is in a park run by the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board.
		As you enter the small cove there is a rock sitting bench on the far end of a peninsula jutting out into the creek bed.
	georgiatrails.com /trails/minnehahafalls.html (339 words)

	Minnehaha Falls (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Minnehaha Creek travels about 22 miles from Lake Minnetonka before falling over the 53 foot drop of Minnehaha Falls
		In the case of Minnehaha the upper layers of rock are limestone and shale while the underlying rock is sandstone.
		By this time you should be able to see the line that differentiates the shale from the sandstone in these photos.
	www.angelfire.com /mn2/MrD/page15.html (162 words)

	Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board - Minnehaha Creek
		The flow of water in Minnehaha Creek is monitored by the MPRB in cooperation with the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District.
		The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District oversees flood control, water quality protection, and the land utilization of the watershed.
		The MPRB is currently working on a stabilization project with many local agencies to restore and improve the Minnehaha Creek stream bank.
	www.minneapolisparks.org /default.asp?PageID=506 (197 words)

	Lake Nokomis and Minnehaha Parkway
		The Minnehaha Creek trail is about 5.8 miles from Minnehaha Park to Lake Harriet.
		The Minnehaha Creek trail was repaved in 2002, and the Lake Nokomis trail was repaved in 2004.
		It affords a nice view of the lakes and the parkway is very wooded and rustic, with the added touch of the creek gently flowing by.
	www.skateminnesota.org /trails/nokomis.html (305 words)

	Letter to The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District from The Preserve Camp Coldwater Coalition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Preserve Camp Coldwater Coalition urgently requests the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) to petition the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BOWSR) to change the MCWD boundary to include the Camp Coldwater watershed and Coldwater Spring.
		While the Minnehaha Creek and the Camp Coldwater watersheds may not be directly connected via surface water flows, these areas are connected by shared groundwater flows.
		Both the Minnehaha Creek and Camp Coldwater watersheds lie adjacent to each other as they flow to the Mississippi River sharing a contiguous boundary alignment.
	members.aol.com /noreroute/mwsd.htm (689 words)

	Metropolitan Council News Release: Minnehaha Creek and Lake Hiawatha Health Advisory Lifted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As a result, the Minnesota Department of Health has lifted the State Health Advisory, and the City of Minneapolis and the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District have re-opened Hiawatha Lake and the entire stretch of Minnehaha Creek for recreational uses, including fishing, canoeing and swimming.
		After analyzing more complete wastewater flow measurements, the Metropolitan Council now estimates that 300,000 to 500,000 gallons of wastewater spilled into Minnehaha Creek.
		A repair clamp placed on the broken pipe is working as expected, and no further problems are anticipated.
	www.metrocouncil.org /news/2001_2002/news_313.htm (248 words)

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