Big Creek (Northwest Missouri)

Big Creek is a stream in Harrison and Daviess counties of northern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Grand River.

Not to be confused with Big Creek (South Grand River tributary).

The source is in southwest Harrison County at the junction of the West Fork Big Creek and the East Fork Big Creek on the west side of Bethany located at 40°15′59″N 94°03′09″W[1] at an elevation of approximately 838 ft (255 m),[2] and its confluence with the Grand River is in northwest Daviess County approximately two miles southeast of Pattonsburg and just west of I-35[3] at 40°01′30″N 94°06′23″W and an elevation of 771 ft (235 m).[1]

Big Creek most likely was named for its tendency to flood the adjacent fields following heavy rainstorms.[4]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek (Northwest Missouri)
  2. Bethany, MO, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1948
  3. Coffey, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  4. "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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