Brushy Creek is a stream in southeastern Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Saline Creek. The headwaters of Brushy Creek are within the Mark Twain National Forest at 37°43′29″N 90°06′13″W / 37.72472°N 90.10361°W and the stream flows northeast to its confluence with Saline Creek about 1.5 miles southwest of the community of Minnith at 37°46′36″N 90°04′17″W / 37.77667°N 90.07139°W at an elevation of 440 feet. [1] [2]
Brushy Creek was so named on account of brush along its course. [3]
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References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brushy Creek (Saline Creek tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 49 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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Brushy Creek is a stream in southeastern Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Saline Creek. The headwaters of Brushy Creek are within the Mark Twain National Forest at 37°43′29″N 90°06′13″W / 37.72472°N 90.10361°W and the stream flows northeast to its confluence with Saline Creek about 1.5 miles southwest of the community of Minnith at 37°46′36″N 90°04′17″W / 37.77667°N 90.07139°W at an elevation of 440 feet. [1] [2]
Brushy Creek was so named on account of brush along its course. [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brushy Creek (Saline Creek tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 49 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
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