Finley Creek

Finley Creek
Finley Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Christian, Webster and Stone
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	37°06′55″N 92°41′50″W / 37.11528°N 92.69722°W
Mouth
• location	James River in Stone County
• coordinates	36°57′54″N 93°21′46″W / 36.96500°N 93.36278°WCoordinates: 36°57′54″N 93°21′46″W / 36.96500°N 93.36278°W
• elevation	1,020 ft (310 m)
Discharge
• location
• average	281 cu/ft. per sec.
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Stewart Creek
• right	Pedelo Creek, Parched Corn Creek

Finley Creek is a stream in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.^[2]^[3] The headwaters of the Finley are in Webster County southeast of Seymour. The stream flows west-southwest into Christian County, through Ozark and into the northeast corner of Stone County to its confluence with the James River at the old townsite of Jamesville.^[3] The Finley is bridged by Missouri Route 125 at Linden, Missouri Route 14 and US Route 65 in Ozark, and US Route 160 southwest of the old Riverdale dam.^[3]^[4]

Some say Finley Creek was named after John Finley, who accompanied Daniel Boone to Kentucky in 1769. Others contend that the pair didn’t meet until after Finley had left Kentucky. ^[5] The creek is also rumored to be named after James Finley, an early hunter.^[6]

References[]

^ "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finley Creek
^ ^a ^b ^c Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ Highlandville Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1955
^ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
^ "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[1] "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".

[gnis-2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finley Creek

[atlas-3] Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2

[4] Highlandville Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1955

[5] "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

[6] "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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Finley Creek

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