Roubidoux Creek

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Roubidoux Creek is a creek in Pulaski and Texas counties in Missouri, United States, that is a tributary of the Gasconade River. [1]

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The creek is located in the Ozarks of south central Missouri and is named after French-Canadian fur trader Joseph Robidoux. [2] It is 57.4 miles (92.4 km) long. [3] Due to its colder water temperatures, it is listed as a trout stream. Roubidoux Spring is a landmark that is nestled just south of downtown Waynesville. The creek cuts north through Fort Leonard Wood before crossing underneath Interstate 44 and into the city limits of Waynesville. [4]

The former townsite of Roubidoux is located at the confluence of the east and west forks of the Roubidoux at 37°25′21″N92°08′53″W / 37.42250°N 92.14806°W / 37.42250; -92.14806 .< [1] [5]

The Roubidoux joins the Gasconade River just north of Waynesville, and the confluence can be seen from Missouri Route 17. The mouth of the creek is located at coordinates 37°51′02″N92°12′52″W / 37.85056°N 92.21444°W / 37.85056; -92.21444 . [6] It crosses under I-44 at 37°49′03″N92°11′32″W / 37.81750°N 92.19222°W / 37.81750; -92.19222 . [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roubidoux Creek
  2. ↑ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 31, 2011
  4. 1 2 Waynesville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1985 rev.)
  5. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Roubidoux Creek

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