Hamilton Creek (Meramec River tributary)

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For the creek in Greater St. Louis which also is a tributary of the Meramec River, see Hamilton Creek (St. Louis County).

Hamilton Creek is a stream in Crawford and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Meramec River.

The stream headwaters arise just west of Missouri Route 155 and about one mile north of Pea Ridge and the Pea Ridge Mine (at

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38°08′19″N 91°02′39″W / 38.13861°N 91.04417°W / 38.13861; -91.04417[1]). The stream flows to the northwest to enter the Meramec in eastern Crawford County just west of the Washington-Crawford county line (at
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38°10′44″N 91°05′49″W / 38.17889°N 91.09694°W / 38.17889; -91.09694Coordinates: 38°10′44″N 91°05′49″W / 38.17889°N 91.09694°W / 38.17889; -91.09694[1]).[2]

Hamilton Creek was formerly called Hamilton Branch; the namesake of the creek is unknown.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hamilton Creek (Meramec River tributary)
  2. ^ Meramec State Park, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 (1980 ed)
  3. ^ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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