Mingo Creek (South Grand River tributary)

Mingo Creek is a stream in Bates County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the South Grand River.

The headwaters arise at 38°21′15″N 94°15′52″W[1] at an elevation of 880 ft (270 m).[2] The stream flows generally north passing under Missouri Route 18 one mile southwest of the community of Altona.[3] The stream turns to the northeast and flows approximately four miles to its confluence with the old South Grand River channel at 38°26′54″N 94°13′22″W at an elevation of 768 ft (234 m).[1]

Mingo Creek has the name of the Mingo Native Americans.[4]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mingo Creek (South Grand River tributary)
  2. Butler, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1977 rev.)
  3. Adrian, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1982 rev.)
  4. "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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