Tebo Creek

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Tebo Creek is a stream in Benton and Henry Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Benton County, Missouri county in Missouri

Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,056 as of the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.

Henry County, Missouri county in Missouri, United States

Henry County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 22,272. Its county seat is Clinton. The county was organized December 13, 1834 as Rives County but was renamed in 1841 for Revolutionary War patriot Patrick Henry. The county originally had been named after William Cabell Rives, who was then serving as a U.S. Senator from Virginia. However, Rives lost popularity in Missouri after he joined the Whig Party.

The stream begins at the confluence of East Fork Tebo Creek and the Middle Fork Tebo Creek just to the southeast of Calhoun and south of Missouri Route 52 at 38°27′42″N93°36′31″W / 38.46167°N 93.60861°W / 38.46167; -93.60861 . The stream flows generally south and southeast to enter the waters of Truman Reservoir east of Clinton. Prior to the formation of the lake the stream continued to the southeast to enter the South Grand River to the east of Racket on Missouri Route 7 and just northwest of Harry S Truman State Park in Benton County at 38°18′00″N93°27′55″W / 38.30000°N 93.46528°W / 38.30000; -93.46528 Coordinates: 38°18′00″N93°27′55″W / 38.30000°N 93.46528°W / 38.30000; -93.46528 . [2] [1]

Calhoun, Missouri City in Missouri, United States

Calhoun is a city in Henry County, Missouri, United States. The population was 469 at the 2010 census.

Missouri Route 52 highway in Missouri

Route 52 is an east/west highway running from its eastern terminus at Route 133 7 miles (11 km) east of St. Elizabeth to the Kansas state line where it continues as K-52. Highway 52 comprises 173 miles (278 km) of primarily two-lane roadway in Missouri.

Truman Reservoir

The Harry S. Truman Reservoir is located in the state of Missouri, United States. It is the largest man-made lake in Missouri and the dam that created and manages the lake's water level. It is located between Clinton and Warsaw, on the Osage River and extends south to Osceola. The dam is located in Benton County, but the reservoir also extends into parts of Henry, St. Clair, and Hickory counties.

The name Tebo is a corruption of the French surnames Taveau or Thibeault. [3]

Variant names include: Big Tebo Creek, Tabo Creek, Teabeau Creek, Teabo Creek and Thibault River. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tebo Creek
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 35 & 43 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  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.