Flat Creek (James River tributary)

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Flat Creek
Location
Country United States
State Missouri
Region Barry and Stone counties
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 36°36′19″N93°57′48″W / 36.60528°N 93.96333°W / 36.60528; -93.96333
  elevation1,460 [1]  ft (450 m)
Mouth  
  coordinates
36°44′35″N93°30′24″W / 36.74306°N 93.50667°W / 36.74306; -93.50667 Coordinates: 36°44′35″N93°30′24″W / 36.74306°N 93.50667°W / 36.74306; -93.50667
  elevation
915 ft (279 m)
Discharge 
  location Jenkins
  average285 cu/ft. per sec. [2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  left Gunter Creek, Jenkins Creek, Dry Creek
  right Rockhouse Creek
[3]

Flat Creek is a stream in Barry and Stone counties of southern Missouri. [3] It is a tributary of the James River.

The stream source is north of Washburn and the confluence is with the James River arm of Table Rock Lake north of Cape Fair. [3] [4]

From its headwaters near Washburn, the stream flows northeast parallel to Missouri Route 37 passing through southeast Cassville. It continues to the northeast until meeting Little Flat Creek south of McDowell. The stream then flows to the southeast past Jenkins and under Missouri Route 248. The stream course begins to meander turning east and passing under Missouri Route 39 north of Cato. It meanders east passing into Stone County to enter the James River arm of Table Rock Lake after passing under Missouri Route 173 north of Cape Fair. [4]

Flat Creek was so named on account of flat terrain near its course in the vicinity of Cassville. [5]

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References

  1. Seligman, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974
  2. "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  3. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Creek (James River tributary)
  4. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  5. "Stone County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.