Irish Creek is a
stream
A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long large streams ...
in the
U.S. state of
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large po ...
.
A large share of the first settlers being natives of Ireland most likely caused the name Irish Creek to be selected.
See also
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List of rivers of South Dakota
References
Rivers of Ziebach County, South Dakota
Rivers of South Dakota
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