Clear Creek is a stream in Cedar, Barton, Vernon, and St. Clair counties of southwest Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.
The stream source area is in northeastern Barton County about 1.5 miles northeast of Irwin and the stream flows northeast then north passing through the Clear Creek Conservation Area into Vernon County and east of the community of Rousertown. The stream turns northeast and crosses Missouri Route E and U.S. Route 54 near the community of Dederick. The stream passes through the northwest corner of Cedar County northwest of El Dorado Springs and enters St. Clair County one mile east of Portia. The stream then flows northeast and enters the Osage River north of the community of Tiffin. [2]
The stream headwaters are at 37°36′45″N94°15′44″W / 37.61250°N 94.26222°W and the confluence with the Osage is at 37°59′44″N93°56′12″W / 37.99556°N 93.93667°W . [1]
Vernon County is a county located in the western region of the U.S. state of Missouri, on the border with Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,707. Its county seat is Nevada. The county was organized on February 27, 1855, considerably later than counties in the eastern part of the state. It was named for Colonel Miles Vernon (1786–1867), a state senator and veteran of the Battle of New Orleans. This area was part of the large historic territory of the Osage Nation of Native Americans.
Montevallo is an unincorporated community in southeast Vernon County, Missouri, United States. The community is on Missouri Route E between Milo and Olympia four miles to the east in adjacent Cedar County. Nevada is approximately 16 miles to the northeast.
Little Sugar Creek is a stream in northwestern Benton County, Arkansas and southwestern McDonald County, Missouri. It is a tributary of the Elk River.
McCarty Creek is a stream in Vernon and Barton counties, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to Clear Creek.
Coon Creek is a stream in Jasper and Barton counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of the North Fork Spring River.
Hogles Creek is a stream in Benton, Hickory and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River within Truman Lake.
Cedar Creek is a stream in Dade and Cedar counties of southwest Missouri.
Horse Creek is a stream in Barton, Cedar, Dade and Vernon counties in southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of Cedar Creek.
Tavern Creek is a stream in Miller and Pulaski counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River. The stream headwaters are at 37°54′42″N92°22′19″W and the confluence with the Osage is at 38°19′04″N92°17′24″W.
Coon Creek is a stream in Miller County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River.
Cedar Creek is a stream in Newton County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Shoal Creek.
Panther Creek is a stream in Polk, Hickory and St. Clair counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of Brush Creek.
Tiffin is an unincorporated community in southern St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Dederick is an unincorporated community in eastern Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located along US Route 54 approximately 11.5 miles east of Nevada and three miles west of the Vernon-Cedar county line. Clear Creek flows past the east side of the community.
Duncan Creek is a stream in Bates and Vernon counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Little Osage River. The stream headwaters arise at 38°4′55″N94°34′58″W south of the community of Hume in Bates County and one mile from the Missouri-Kansas border. It flows to the south into Vernon County and passes just west of the community of Amos and on to its confluence with the Little Osage two miles northwest of Stotesbury at 37°59′48″N94°35′3″W.
Fly Creek is a stream in Cedar and Vernon counties in southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of Clear Creek.
Kitten Creek is a stream in St. Clair and Vernon counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Clear Creek.
Pleasant Run Creek is a stream in northern Barton and southern Vernon counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Little Dry Wood Creek.
The North Fork Spring River is a stream in Lawrence, Dade, Barton and Jasper counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary to the Spring River.
The South Grand River is a stream in Bates, Cass, Henry and Benton counties of west central Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River.