Wilsons Creek (Missouri)

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Wilsons Creek^[1] is a 13.9-mile-long (22.4 km)^[2] waterway near Springfield, Missouri, United States. It is formed by the confluence of and in southwest Springfield, just south of Bennett Street between Scenic Avenue and Kansas Expressway. It was the site of the Civil War Battle of Wilson's Creek and flows south through Wilson's Creek National Battlefield. It is a tributary of the James River which it joins in western Christian County. At Battlefield, the creek has an annual average discharge of 95 cubic feet per second.^[3]

View of Wilsons Creek at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

The creek has the name of James Wilson, a pioneer citizen.^[4]

Location[]

Mouth: Confluence with the James River, Christian County, Missouri:
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37°04′06″N 93°24′04″W / 37.06839°N 93.40102°W / 37.06839; -93.40102 (Wilsons Creek mouth)^[1]
Source: Confluence of Fassnight Creek and Jordan Creek, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri:
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37°11′15″N 93°19′36″W / 37.18755°N 93.32658°W / 37.18755; -93.32658 (Wilsons Creek source)^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Wilsons Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
^ https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=07052160&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw
^ "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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[GNIS735921-1] "Wilsons Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2014-01-30.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011

[3] ttps://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=07052160&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw

[4] "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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