Butler Creek (Elk River tributary)

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Butler Creek is a stream in northwestern Benton County, Arkansas and southwestern McDonald County, Missouri in the United States, that is a tributary of the Elk River. [1]

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Description

The stream headwaters are in Arkansas east-southeast of Sulphur Springs at an elevation of about 1,250 feet (380 m) ( 36°27′44″N94°22′59″W / 36.46222°N 94.38306°W / 36.46222; -94.38306 ). The stream flows west northwest past Sulphur Springs and turns to the north as it enters Missouri. Its confluence with the Elk is on the west side of Noel at an elevation of 820 feet (250 m) ( 36°32′44″N94°29′22″W / 36.54556°N 94.48944°W / 36.54556; -94.48944 ). [1] [2]

Butler Creek has the name of Charles Butler, a pioneer citizen. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butler Creek
  2. ↑ Gravette, AR-MO and Noel, MO 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1971 and 1982
  3. ↑ "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

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