Marne Creek

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Marne Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota.{{GNIS|1265667}} It is a tributary of the Missouri River and flows through Yankton County. The Auld-Brokaw Multi-Use Trail follows the creek as it travels through the city of Yankton before joining the Missouri.

Marne Creek was named Rhine Creek until anti-German sentiment during World War I caused the present name to be selected.{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=449|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=43}}

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Category:Rivers of Yankton County, South Dakota

Category:Rivers of South Dakota

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