Dog Creek (Osage River tributary)

Dog Creek is a stream in Miller County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.[2]

The stream headwaters are at 38°07′09″N 92°28′21″W and the confluence with the Osage is at 38°14′58″N 92°26′00″W.[1]

Tradition states a man was bitten by a dog near Dog Creek, causing its name to be selected.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Creek (Osage River tributary)
  2. Tuscumbia, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.



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