Ross Creek (Missouri)

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Ross Creek is a stream in Benton County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary to Cole Camp Creek. [2]

The stream headwaters arise at 38°19′27″N93°08′16″W / 38.32417°N 93.13778°W / 38.32417; -93.13778 [1] at an elevation of approximately 980 feet and it flows generally west for about 5.5 miles to its confluence with Cole Camp Creek [2] at 38°19′16″N93°14′10″W / 38.32111°N 93.23611°W / 38.32111; -93.23611 at an elevation of 690 feet. [1] The stream confluence with Cole Camp Creek is approximately one mile north of the community of Edmonson. [2]

Ross Creek has the name of a pioneer settler. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ross Creek (Missouri)
  2. 1 2 3 Lakeview Heights, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ↑ "Benton County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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