Charrette Creek

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Charrette Creek is a stream in Warren County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Missouri River. The headwaters of the stream are at 38°43′54″N91°00′29″W / 38.73167°N 91.00806°W / 38.73167; -91.00806 and the confluence with the Missouri is at 38°33′36″N90°59′59″W / 38.56000°N 90.99972°W / 38.56000; -90.99972 . [1] The stream enters the Missouri River floodplain two miles west of Marthasville and joins the Missouri about four miles to the east just north of Washington. [2]

Charrette Creek most likely has the name of a French frontiersman, possibly Joseph Chorette. [3] Many variant forms of the name have been recorded, including "Charet Creek", "Charette Creek", "Cherette River", "Cherrette Creek", "Chorette Creek", "Choritte Creek", "La Charrette", and "Rivera a Chouritte". [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Charrette Creek
  2. ↑ Marthasville, Missouri and Washington West, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, U.S. Geologic Survey, 1972-3
  3. ↑ "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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