Dumpling Creek

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Dumpling Creek
Dumpling Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHenry County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHenry County, Missouri
Mouth South Grand River
 • location
Harry S Truman Reservoir
Basin features
River system Missouri River watershed

Dumpling Creek is a stream in Henry County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the South Grand River within Harry S Truman Reservoir. [2]

The origin of the name Dumpling Creek is obscure, though it has been suggested to be so named "because it runs so fast". [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dumpling Creek
  2. ↑ Gaines, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953
  3. ↑ "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°18′33″N93°43′10″W / 38.309190°N 93.719378°W / 38.309190; -93.719378

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