Kaolin Creek is a stream in northern Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Ottery Creek.
The stream headwaters arise on the south flank of Johnson Mountain between Banner to the east and Enough to the west at 37°42′39″N 90°52′42″W / 37.71083°N 90.87833°W and the stream flows to the south-southeast to its confluence with Ottery Creek at 37°40′08″N 90°53′39″W / 37.66889°N 90.89417°W. [1] [2]
Kaolin Creek was named for deposits of kaolin in the area. [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaolin Creek
- ^ Johnson Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1977 rev.)
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"Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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Kaolin Creek is a stream in northern Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Ottery Creek.
The stream headwaters arise on the south flank of Johnson Mountain between Banner to the east and Enough to the west at 37°42′39″N 90°52′42″W / 37.71083°N 90.87833°W and the stream flows to the south-southeast to its confluence with Ottery Creek at 37°40′08″N 90°53′39″W / 37.66889°N 90.89417°W. [1] [2]
Kaolin Creek was named for deposits of kaolin in the area. [3]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaolin Creek
- ^ Johnson Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1977 rev.)
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^
"Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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