Brushy Fork (Tavern Creek tributary)

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Brushy Fork is a stream in Miller County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Tavern Creek. [2]

The stream headwaters arise just north of Missouri Route 42 about two miles northeast of Brumley at 38°05′54″N92°27′16″W / 38.09833°N 92.45444°W / 38.09833; -92.45444 and an elevation of about 950 feet. [1] [3] The stream flows to the northeast passing between the communities of Ulman and Watkins and under Missouri Route 17 to its confluence with Tavern Creek [4] [2] at 38°10′03″N92°19′37″W / 38.16750°N 92.32694°W / 38.16750; -92.32694 . [1]

Brushy Fork was so named due to the abundance of brush along its course. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brushy Fork (Tavern Creek tributary)
  2. 1 2 St. Anthony, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
  3. ↑ Brumley, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
  4. ↑ Tuscumbia,, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
  5. ↑ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.



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