Lincoln Creek (Nodaway River tributary)

Lincoln Creek
Lincoln Creek on Route H bridge in Jackson Township
Watershed map of Lincoln Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Andrew
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lincoln Township
• coordinates	39°57′23″N94°53′58″W / 39.956383°N 94.8994142°W / 39.956383; -94.8994142 [1]
• elevation	1,140 ft (350 m)
Mouth	Nodaway River
• location	Jackson Township
• coordinates	39°59′42″N95°00′15″W / 39.994995°N 95.004140°W / 39.994995; -95.004140 [1]
• elevation	830 ft (250 m) [1]
Length	13.8 mi (22.2 km) [2]
Basin size	13.85 sq mi (35.9 km2) [3]
Basin features
Progression	Lincoln Creek → Nodaway River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean
Stream gradient 20.3 ft/mi (3.84 m/km) [2]

Lincoln Creek is a stream in western Andrew County in the U.S. state of Missouri. ^[1] It is a tributary of the Nodaway River and is 13.8 miles long. ^[2]

History

Lincoln Creek was named after John Lincoln, a member of the Lincoln family who was the proprietor of a local gristmill. ^[4] It was one of the first named tributaries of the Nodaway River, being denoted as such as early as 1842. ^[5]

Geography

Lincoln Creek is a left tributary of the Nodaway River and joins it 10.2 miles before its mouth in the Missouri River. ^[3] There are no communities in the Lincoln Creek watershed though Fillmore is close by, being about 2.5 miles northeast of its mouth, and has a permitted wastewater treatment facility that flows into Lincoln Creek. ^[2]

Crossings

There are two highways that cross Lincoln Creek: US-59 and Route H. The bridge for Route H was completed in 1966. ^[6]

See also

• Lincoln Township, Andrew County, Missouri
• Tributaries of the Nodaway River
• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lincoln Creek (Nodaway River tributary)
2. Horton, Rick (2022). Nodaway River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
3. "MO USGS HUC12 Watershed Boundaries". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
4. "Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
5. Hutawa, Edward. "Map of that part of the State of Missouri which lies on the left bank of the Missouri river and West of the former boundary of the State, called Platte Country, 1842". Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
6. https://www.modot.org/projects/route-b-route-dd-and-route-h-bridge-rehabilitation-andrew-and-buchanan

External links

• Geomorphology of Lincoln Creek. Archived from the original