Marlowe Creek

Marlowe Creek is a stream in Worth County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Grand River.

The stream headwaters arise about one-quarter mile south of the Missouri-Iowa state line at 40°33′55″N 94°24′37″W / 40.56528°N 94.41028°W / 40.56528; -94.41028[1] at an elevation of approximately 1140 feet.[2] The stream flows to the southwest and south passing Grant City approximately four miles north of its confluence with the Middle Fork[3] at 40°25′50″N 94°26′29″W / 40.43056°N 94.44139°W / 40.43056; -94.44139 and an elevation of 912 feet.[1]

A variant name was "Marlow Creek".[1] The stream bears the name of a local minister.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marlowe Creek
  2. ^ Blockton, IA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
  3. ^ Grant City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
  4. ^ "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.


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