Jug Run

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Jug Run is a stream in Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Spencer Creek.

The stream headwaters arise just northwest of Missouri Route 19 southwest of Center at 39°29′16″N91°35′08″W / 39.48778°N 91.58556°W / 39.48778; -91.58556 [1] at an elevation of approximately 740 Feet. [2] The stream flows to the east-northeast passing under Route 19 and turns to the southeast as it passes just south of Center. The stream confluence with Spencer Creek is about two miles east-northeast of Madisonville and one-half mile from the Ralls-Pike county line. [3] The confluence is at 39°28′11″N91°28′30″W / 39.46972°N 91.47500°W / 39.46972; -91.47500 at an elevation of 554 feet. [1]

Jug Run was so named for the fact customers carried jugs to a whiskey dealer near the creek. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jug Run
  2. ↑ Perry NE, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973
  3. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.32 ISBN   0899332242
  4. ↑ "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.



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