Red Oak Creek (Missouri)

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Red Oak Creek is a stream in Gasconade and Franklin counties of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Bourbeuse River.

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

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Gasconade County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Gasconade County is a county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,222. The county seat is Hermann. The county was named after the Gasconade River.

Franklin County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

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The stream headwaters are in Gasconade County at 38°18′30″N91°32′53″W / 38.30833°N 91.54806°W / 38.30833; -91.54806 and the confluence with the Bourbeuse River is in Franklin County at 38°19′04″N91°20′01″W / 38.31778°N 91.33361°W / 38.31778; -91.33361 Coordinates: 38°19′04″N91°20′01″W / 38.31778°N 91.33361°W / 38.31778; -91.33361 . [1]

Confluence Meeting of two or more bodies of flowing water

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Red Oak Creek was named for the red oak timber lining its course. [2]

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References

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


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