Beaver Creek (Little Piney Creek tributary)
Beaver Creek is a stream in Phelps County, Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Little Piney Creek.
Coordinates of the stream source are: 37°48′23″N 91°45′03″W / 37.80639°N 91.75083°W and of the confluence are: 37°54′11″N 91°51′40″W / 37.90306°N 91.86111°WCoordinates: 37°54′11″N 91°51′40″W / 37.90306°N 91.86111°W.[1] The stream headwaters are in southern Phelps County north of Lecoma in northwest Dent County. The stream flows north parallel to U. S. Route 63 past Vida and turns west crossing under Route 63 about four miles south of Rolla. The stream's confluence with the Little Piney Creek is about 3.5 miles west-northwest of the Route 63 bridge.[2]
WikiMiniAtlasBeaver Creek was so named on account of beaver dams on its course.[3]
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References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beaver Creek (Little Piney Creek tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 46, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Phelps County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
Categories:
- Rivers of Phelps County, Missouri
- Rivers of Missouri
- Tributaries of the Gasconade River
- Missouri river stubs