Spencer Creek (Lake of the Ozarks tributary)

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Spencer Creek is a stream in Camden County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Lake of the Ozarks.

Spencer Creek bears the name of a local pioneer. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spencer Creek (Lake of the Ozarks tributary)
  2. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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