Janes Creek

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Janes Creek
Location
Country United States
State Missouri
RegionWashington and Iron counties
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location Iron County, Missouri
  coordinates 37°42′24″N90°51′12″W / 37.70667°N 90.85333°W / 37.70667; -90.85333
Mouth  
  location
Washington County
  coordinates
37°46′07″N90°51′52″W / 37.76861°N 90.86444°W / 37.76861; -90.86444
  elevation
272 m (892 ft)
[1]

Janes Creek is a stream in Iron and Washington counties of the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Big River. The headwaters of the stream arise in northern Iron County just north of Missouri Route 32 west of Banner. The confluence with Big River is in southern Washington County between Peoria and Belgrade adjacent to Missouri Route JJ. [2]

The namesake of Janes Creek is unknown. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Janes Creek
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 48 and 56 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)