Carter Creek (Current River tributary)
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Carter Creek is a stream in Carter and Reynolds counties of southern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Current River.
The stream headwaters are located in Reynolds County at 37°03′34″N 90°54′46″W / 37.05944°N 90.91278°W and the confluence with the Current River is in Carter County at 36°58′04″N 90°58′37″W / 36.96778°N 90.97694°W.[1] The stream flows southwest to south and passes under Missouri Route 21 and U.S. Route 60 before entering the Current about two miles southeast (downstream) of Van Buren.[2]
Carter Creek was named after Zimri A. Carter, a pioneer settler.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carter Creek (Current River tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Carter County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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