Carter Creek (Current River tributary)

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Carter Creek is a stream in Carter and Reynolds counties of southern Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Current River.

The stream headwaters are located in Reynolds County at 37°03′34″N90°54′46″W / 37.05944°N 90.91278°W / 37.05944; -90.91278 and the confluence with the Current River is in Carter County at 36°58′04″N90°58′37″W / 36.96778°N 90.97694°W / 36.96778; -90.97694 . [1] The stream flows southwest to south and passes under Missouri Route 21 and U.S. Route 60 before entering the Current about two miles southeast (downstream) of Van Buren. [2]

Carter Creek was named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carter Creek (Current River tributary)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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