Indian Creek (Crooked Creek tributary)

Indian Creek is a stream in Bollinger County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Crooked Creek.

The stream headwaters arise at 37°24′48″N 90°03′06″W / 37.41333°N 90.05167°W / 37.41333; -90.05167[1] at an elevation of approximately 770 feet just to the southwest of the intersection of Missouri Route 51 and Missouri Route OO and it flows south parallel to Route 51 for approximately three miles to its confluence with Crooked Creek at 37°21′55″N 90°03′32″W / 37.36528°N 90.05889°W / 37.36528; -90.05889 at and elevation of 525 feet.[1][2]

Indian Creek was named for the fact traces of Indian settlement were found along its course.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Crooked Creek tributary)
  2. ^ Hurricane, MO, and Glenallen, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1980 (1986 rev.)
  3. ^ "Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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