Rainy Creek (Missouri)

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Rainy Creek is a stream in Benton and Camden Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Osage River within the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks.

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Benton County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,056 as of the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.

Camden County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 44,002. Its county seat is Camdenton. The county was organized January 29, 1841 as Kinderhook County and renamed in 1843 for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom, and leader of the Whig Party.

The stream headwaters arise in Camden County on the west flank of Canefield Ridge and just north of the Climax Springs Lookout Tower and Missouri Route 7 at an elevation of about 980 feet [2] (at 38°06′25″N93°01′57″W / 38.10694°N 93.03250°W / 38.10694; -93.03250 . [1] The stream flows west past the north side of Climax Springs. The stream turns northwest and enters Benton County briefly before turning to the northeast and re-entering Camden County. The stream enters an arm of the Lake of the Ozarks (at 38°10′22″N93°02′13″W / 38.17278°N 93.03694°W / 38.17278; -93.03694 Coordinates: 38°10′22″N93°02′13″W / 38.17278°N 93.03694°W / 38.17278; -93.03694 ) at an elevation of 629 feet. [1] [2]

Route 7 is a state highway with its northern terminus at U.S. Route 24 in northeast Independence and its southern terminus at Interstate 44 southeast of Richland. The section between Harrisonville and Clinton provides an important link for traffic between Springfield and Kansas City.

Climax Springs, Missouri village in Missouri, United States

Climax Springs was a village in Camden County, Missouri, United States. The population was 124 at the 2010 census.

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Rainy Creek derives its name from a settler named Rainey. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy Creek (Missouri)
  2. 1 2 Knobby, Missouri (1983) and Climax Springs, Missouri (1960), 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
  3. ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)


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