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Clear Creek (Daviess County, Missouri)

Coordinates: 39°51′02″N 93°48′54″W / 39.8505664°N 93.8149400°W / 39.8505664; -93.8149400
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Clear Creek is a stream in eastern Daviess County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Grand River.

The stream headwaters arise at 39°57′57″N 93°46′22″W / 39.9658444°N 93.7727196°W / 39.9658444; -93.7727196[1] approximately 1.5 miles east of Jamesport. The stream flows to the south meandering briefly into Livingston County in two places before turning to the south-southwest and crossing under Missouri Route 190 before reaching its confluence with the Grand River approximately 1.5 miles west of Lock Springs[2] at 39°51′02″N 93°48′54″W / 39.8505664°N 93.8149400°W / 39.8505664; -93.8149400.[1]

Clear Creek most likely was named for the clarity of water.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Creek (Daviess County, Missouri)
  2. ^ Jamesport, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  3. ^ "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)