Indian Creek (Mississippi River tributary)

Indian Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.[2]

The stream headwaters arise at 37°29′23″N 89°38′27″W[1] approximately one-half mile south of Pocahontas just east of Missouri Route C at an elevation of approximately 590 feet.[3] The stream flows southeast and then east passing under and then flowing parallel to Missouri Route 177 to its confluence with the Mississippi at 37°28′58″N 89°29′22″W at an elevation of 338 feet.[1] The stream forms the northern boundary of the Trail of Tears State Park just prior to its confluence.[2]

Indian Creek took its name from the Shawnee Indians in the area.[4]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Mississippi River tributary)
  2. Ware, IL, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1947 (1990 rev.)
  3. Jackson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1968 rev.)
  4. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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