Cedar Creek (Des Moines River tributary)

Cedar Creek is a stream in Clark County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Des Moines River.

The stream headwaters arise northwest of the community of Anson at 40°34′55″N 91°46′40″W. It flows east crossing under Missouri Route 81 north of Anson. It continues to the southeast and east approximately four miles to its confluence with the Des Moines River at 40°33′21″N 91°41′19″W approximately two miles south of Croton, Iowa.[2][1]

Cedar Creek was named for the red cedar timber along its course.[3]

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References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Creek (Des Moines River tributary)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, pp. 16 and 17 ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Clark County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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