Cobb Creek (Missouri)

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Cobb Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
State Missouri
Region Wright and Laclede counties
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ coordinates 37°27′41″N92°30′16″W / 37.46139°N 92.50444°W / 37.46139; -92.50444
Mouth  
 ⁃ coordinates
 37°34′26″N92°28′23″W / 37.57389°N 92.47306°W / 37.57389; -92.47306 Coordinates: 37°34′26″N92°28′23″W / 37.57389°N 92.47306°W / 37.57389; -92.47306
 ⁃ elevation
961 ft (293 m)
[1]

Cobb Creek is a stream in extreme northern Wright and south-central Laclede counties in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Osage Fork Gasconade River. [2] The stream origin is just southeast of Origanna and east of State Route TT. The stream flows NNE past Agnes, receives the waters of Blue Spring and flows just west of Drew. The stream joins the Osage Fork northwest of Drew. [2] The elevation of the stream confluence is 961 ft (293 m). [1]

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Wright County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Wright County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,815. Its county seat is Hartville. The county was officially organized on January 29, 1841, and is named after Silas Wright, a former Congressman, U.S. Senator and Governor of New York.

Laclede County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Laclede County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,571. Its county seat is Lebanon. The county was organized February 24, 1849, and was named after Pierre Laclède, founder of St. Louis.

Cobb Creek has the name of the local Cobb family. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cobb Creek (Missouri)
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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