Salt Creek (Osage River tributary)

Salt Creek is a stream in St. Clair County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.

Salt Creek was named for the fact ranchers left salt near its banks in order to nourish their cattle.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salt Creek (Osage River tributary)
  2. "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

38.023364°N 93.770211°W / 38.023364; -93.770211



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