Finley Creek

Finley Creek
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesChristian, Webster and Stone
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates37°06′55″N 92°41′50″W / 37.11528°N 92.69722°W / 37.11528; -92.69722
Mouth 
 • location
James River in Stone County
 • coordinates
36°57′54″N 93°21′46″W / 36.96500°N 93.36278°W / 36.96500; -93.36278
 • elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Discharge 
 • locationRiverdale, MO
 • average281 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftStewart Creek
 • rightPedelo Creek, Parched Corn Creek
[2]

Finley Creek is a stream in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[2][3] The headwaters of the Finley are in Webster County southeast of Seymour. The stream flows west-southwest into Christian County, through Ozark and into the northeast corner of Stone County to its confluence with the James River at the old townsite of Jamesville.[3] The Finley is bridged by Missouri Route 125 at Linden, Missouri Route 14 and US Route 65 in Ozark, and US Route 160 southwest of the old Riverdale dam.[3][4]

Some say Finley Creek was named after John Finley, who accompanied Daniel Boone to Kentucky in 1769. Others contend that the pair didn’t meet until after Finley had left Kentucky. [5] The creek is also rumored to be named after James Finley, an early hunter.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finley Creek
  3. ^ a b c Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ Highlandville Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1955
  5. ^ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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