Claybaugh Creek

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Claybaugh Creek is a stream in the Saint Francois Mountains of Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The headwaters arise high on the south slope of Taum Sauk Mountain about 2000 feet south of the lookout at an elevation of about 1620 feet [2] at 37°33′52″N90°43′21″W / 37.56444°N 90.72250°W / 37.56444; -90.72250 . [1] The stream flows south and east to its confluence with Minor Creek at the head of Royal Gorge, adjacent to Missouri Route 21 [2] at 37°32′35″N90°40′56″W / 37.54306°N 90.68222°W / 37.54306; -90.68222 at an elevation of 1063 feet. [1]

Claybaugh Creek bears the name of an early local charcoal producer. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Claybaugh Creek
  2. 1 2 Irontown, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1978 rev.)
  3. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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