Mams Slough

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Mams Slough is a stream in Audrain County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

According to folk etymology, the creek was named for the fact a "mam slew" (i.e. a woman hunted) near its banks. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mams Slough
  2. "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 39°11′47″N91°39′30″W / 39.1964287°N 91.6582177°W / 39.1964287; -91.6582177