Otter Creek (St. Francis River tributary)

Otter Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of St. Francis River within Lake Wappapello.

The stream headwaters arise at 37°08′04″N 90°37′44″W and the confluence with the St. Francis is at 36°59′03″N 90°22′49″W at an elevation of 358 feet (109 m).[1]

Otter Creek most likely was so named on account of otters near its course.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Otter Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
  2. "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.



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