Spunk Creek

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Spunk Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Minnesota.{{GNIS|652513}}

The creek's name comes from the Ojibwe Indians, for the spunk, or firewood, they collected in the area.{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n546 529]}}

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Category:Rivers of Morrison County, Minnesota

Category:Rivers of Stearns County, Minnesota

Category:Rivers of Minnesota

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