Silver Creek (East Fork Little Chariton River tributary)

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Silver Creek is a stream in southwestern Randolph County and the southeast corner of Chariton County in north central Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the East Fork Little Chariton River with the confluence in Chariton County. The headwaters of Silver Creek are just northwest of Higbee. [2]

The source is at 39°19′33″N92°30′29″W / 39.32583°N 92.50806°W / 39.32583; -92.50806 and the confluence is at 39°22′53″N92°43′24″W / 39.38139°N 92.72333°W / 39.38139; -92.72333 . [1]

Silver Creek was so named because of its clean water. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Creek (East Fork Little Chariton River tributary)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 30, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Randolph County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.

39°19′33″N92°30′29″W / 39.32583°N 92.50806°W / 39.32583; -92.50806 39°22′53″N92°43′24″W / 39.38139°N 92.72333°W / 39.38139; -92.72333