Hay Creek (Mississippi River)
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Hay Creek is a small trout
stream in southeastern Minnesota
. It has its headwaters near Goodhue
, and empties into the Mississippi River just upstream of Red Wing
. It runs approximately 20 miles, over half of which is a Minnesota designated trout stream. Like the Vermillion River
, Hay Creek receives extensive fishing pressure due to its proximity to Minneapolis-St. Paul.
A railroad once ran along Hay Creek from the claybanks near Goodhue to the pottery and stoneware factories in Red Wing, which also made use of the water from the creek. The railroad was torn up in 1937, but traces such as trestle pilings remain.
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
stream in southeastern Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. It has its headwaters near Goodhue
Goodhue, Minnesota
Goodhue is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, and empties into the Mississippi River just upstream of Red Wing
Red Wing, Minnesota
Red Wing is a city in Goodhue County, Minnesota, United States, on the Mississippi River. The population was 16,459 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Goodhue County....
. It runs approximately 20 miles, over half of which is a Minnesota designated trout stream. Like the Vermillion River
Vermillion River (Minnesota)
The Vermillion River meanders through Scott County and Dakota County in Minnesota, emptying into the Mississippi River just south of Hastings. 13.5 miles of it are designated as a trout stream, which is unusual for being so close to a metropolitan area....
, Hay Creek receives extensive fishing pressure due to its proximity to Minneapolis-St. Paul.
A railroad once ran along Hay Creek from the claybanks near Goodhue to the pottery and stoneware factories in Red Wing, which also made use of the water from the creek. The railroad was torn up in 1937, but traces such as trestle pilings remain.
External links
- Trout Habitat Improvements on Hay Creek http://horticulture.cfans.umn.edu/vd/h5015/96papers/petersj.htm