Buck Creek (Morgan County, Missouri)

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Buck Creek is a stream in Morgan County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary to the Osage River within the Lake of the Ozarks.

The stream headwaters arise at 38°12′07″N92°50′11″W / 38.20194°N 92.83639°W / 38.20194; -92.83639 within the community of Laurie and adjacent to Missouri Route 5. The stream meanders east and enters the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks in Buck Creek Cove at 38°12′43″N92°47′39″W / 38.21194°N 92.79417°W / 38.21194; -92.79417 . [1] [2] Prior to the impoundment of the lake, the Buck Creek confluence with the Osage River was approximately two miles to the east. [3]

Buck Creek was so named due to the sightings of bucks by early settlers in the area. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Creek (Morgan County, Missouri)
  2. ↑ Sunrize Beach, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ↑ Purvis, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1934
  4. ↑ "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.



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