Cuyhoga Creek

Cuyhoga Creek
Cuyhoga Creek at the Danube Road bridge southwest of Burlington Junction
Map of Cuyhoga Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Nodaway
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nodaway Township
• coordinates	40°25′01″N95°02′17″W / 40.4169444°N 95.0380556°W / 40.4169444; -95.0380556 [1]
• elevation	1,115 ft (340 m)
Mouth	Nodaway River
• location	Nodaway Township
• coordinates	40°26′33″N95°05′19″W / 40.4424926°N 95.0885866°W / 40.4424926; -95.0885866 [1]
• elevation	915 ft (279 m) [1]
Length	4.7 mi (7.6 km) [2]
Basin features
Progression	Cuyhoga Creek → Nodaway River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean

Cuyhoga Creek is a stream in northwestern Nodaway County in the U.S. state of Missouri. ^[1] It is a tributary of the Nodaway River and is 4.7 miles long. ^[2] It passes through the southern portion of the city of Burlington Junction.

Etymology

The name was provided by the native Indians before European settlement of the area. ^[3] Multiple variant spellings of Cuyhoga ^{[4] [5]} existed: Cayhoga, ^{[6] [7] [8]} Kihoga, ^{[9] [10] [3]} and Kilhoga. ^[11] Kihoga was perhaps the original and most established variant, ^[12] but since the publishing of a 1939 USGS map ^[13] Cuyhoga has been the exclusive spelling.

Geography

Cuyhoga Creek is a left tributary of the Nodaway River and joins it 46.8 miles before its mouth in the Missouri River. ^[14]

Course

The stream begins in central Nodaway Township southwest of the concurrency between US 71 and US 136. It flows northwesterly towards Burlington Junction where it passes through the southern portion of the town and deposits into the Nodaway River just west of town 0.2 miles south of the US 136 bridge over the Nodaway River.

Crossings

Cuyhoga Creek is crossed by one highway, Route 113, just south of Burlington Junction.

See also

• Tributaries of the Nodaway River
• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cuyhoga Creek
2. Horton, Rick (2022). Nodaway River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
3. The history of Nodaway county, Missouri. St. Joseph, Mo., National historical co., 1882. p. 85.
4. "Plat book of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1893". North West Pubishing Co. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
5. "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
6. "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
7. "Nodaway County, Missouri 1911". The Anderson Publishing Company. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
8. "Atlas of Nodaway County, Missouri". The Anderson Publishing Company. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
9. "Centennial map of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1876". Library of Congress. Morehouse, Sisson & Co. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
10. "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
11. Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1. Indianapolis, Indiana : B.F. Bowen & Company, 1910. p. 305.
12. "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
13. "Skidmore, MO - 1939". TopoView. USGS. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
14. "MO USGS HUC12 Watershed Boundaries". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.