Cedar Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
Region | Washington and Iron counties |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
⁃ location | Iron County, Missouri |
⁃ coordinates | 37°41′06″N90°52′16″W / 37.68500°N 90.87111°W |
Mouth | |
⁃ location | Washington County |
⁃ coordinates | 37°48′42″N90°43′15″W / 37.81167°N 90.72083°W Coordinates: 37°48′42″N90°43′15″W / 37.81167°N 90.72083°W |
⁃ elevation | 238 m (781 ft) |
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Cedar Creek is a stream in Iron and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary to Big River.
The stream headwaters are in northern Iron County just southeast of the intersection of Missouri Route 32 and Missouri Route A and it flows northeast parallel to Route 32 past Banner. It crosses under Route 32 and enters Washington County to the east of Logan Mountain. It continues northeast passing under Missouri Route 21 and southeast of Caledonia and on to its confluence with the Big River southwest of Irondale in southern Washington County. [2]
Cedar Creek was named for the cedar timber along its course. [3]
The Big River is a tributary of the Meramec River in east-central Missouri. The river rises in western Iron County near the summit of Johnson Mountain just north of Missouri Route 32 and approximately 3.5 miles southeast of the community of Enough. It flows through Washington, Saint Francois, and Jefferson counties. It forms part of the boundary between Jefferson and Saint Francois counties and also part of the boundary between Jefferson and Washington counties. It empties into the Meramec River opposite Eureka where the Meramec forms the border between Jefferson and Saint Louis counties. The river flows through Washington State Park, St. Francois State Park, and the Lead Belt mining district. The elevation of the river at its source is approximately 1,300 feet (400 m) above sea level and at its mouth about 400 feet (120 m). The length of the river is approximately 145 miles (233 km), while the airline distance between source and mouth is about 56 miles (90 km). Its watershed area is 955 square miles (2,470 km2).
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