Mozingo Creek

Mozingo Creek at 200th Street north of Mozingo Lake

Mozingo Creek at Katydid Road bridge north of Arkoe, Missouri

Mozingo Creek is a stream in Nodaway County in the U.S. state of Missouri. ^[1] It is a tributary of the One Hundred and Two River and is 6.1 miles long. ^[2] The stream is monitored a few miles southeast of Pickering by the NOAA. ^[3]

Mozingo Creek has the name of John Mozingo, a pioneer settler. ^[4] A reservoir was built on the creek called Mozingo Lake about five miles east of Maryville, Missouri. The creek begins in northeastern Nodaway County and flows southwesterly about 8 miles before reaching the north end of Mozingo Lake.

A variant name was Mozingo Branch. ^{[5] [6]}

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mozingo Creek
2. Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
3. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/06819550/#dataTypeId=continuous-00065-1598704210&period=P7D&showMedian=false
4. "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
5. "The Maryville Tribune's map of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1903". Library of Congress. The Maryville Tribune. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
6. "Records of the Post Office Department, Missouri: Newton - Osage". National Archves Catalog. Retrieved May 20, 2025.

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