Indian Creek (Big Piney River tributary)
Indian Creek is a stream in Texas County, Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Big Piney River.
| Indian Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Region | Texas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Texas County, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 37°17′02″N 91°53′18″W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Texas County, Missouri |
• coordinates | 37°18′34″N 91°59′52″W |
• elevation | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
| [1] | |
The stream source is south of Missouri Route 17 west of Yukon. It flows west-northwest passing under U. S. Route 63 south of Houston and enters the Big Piney southwest of Houston.[2]
Indian Creek took its name from an old Shawnee Indian settlement near its course.[3]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Big Piney River tributary)
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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