Hamilton Creek (Meramec River tributary)

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Hamilton Creek is a stream in Crawford and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Meramec River.

The stream headwaters arise just west of Missouri Route 155 and about one mile north of Pea Ridge and the Pea Ridge Mine (at 38°08′19″N91°02′39″W / 38.13861°N 91.04417°W / 38.13861; -91.04417 [1] ). The stream flows to the northwest to enter the Meramec in eastern Crawford County just west of the Washington-Crawford county line (at 38°10′44″N91°05′49″W / 38.17889°N 91.09694°W / 38.17889; -91.09694 [1] ). [2]

Hamilton Creek was formerly called Hamilton Branch; the namesake of the creek is unknown. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamilton Creek (Meramec River tributary)
  2. ↑ Meramec State Park, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 (1980 ed)
  3. ↑ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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