Finley Creek

Finley Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Christian, Webster and Stone
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	37°06′55″N92°41′50″W / 37.11528°N 92.69722°W / 37.11528; -92.69722
Mouth
• location	James River in Stone County
• coordinates	36°57′54″N93°21′46″W / 36.96500°N 93.36278°W / 36.96500; -93.36278
• elevation	1,020 ft (310 m)
Discharge
• location	Riverdale, MO
• average	281 cu/ft. per sec. [1]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Stewart Creek
• right	Pedelo Creek, Parched Corn Creek
[2]

Finley Creek is a stream in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. ^{[2] [3]} The headwaters of the Finley are in Webster County southeast of Seymour. The stream flows west-southwest into Christian County, through Ozark and into the northeast corner of Stone County to its confluence with the James River at the old townsite of Jamesville. ^[3] The Finley is bridged by Missouri Route 125 at Linden, Missouri Route 14 and US Route 65 in Ozark, and US Route 160 southwest of the old Riverdale dam. ^{[3] [4]}

Some say Finley Creek was named after John Finley, who accompanied Daniel Boone to Kentucky in 1769. Others contend that the pair didn’t meet until after Finley had left Kentucky. ^[5] The creek is also rumored to be named after James Finley, an early hunter. ^[6]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finley Creek
3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
4. Highlandville Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1955
5. "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
6. "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.