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Dowling Creek (Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°25′00″N 90°35′03″W / 38.41667°N 90.58417°W / 38.41667; -90.58417
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Dowling Creek (also called Dulin Creek) is a stream in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary to Heads Creek.[2]

The stream headwaters arise at 38°21′12″N 90°35′19″W / 38.35333°N 90.58861°W / 38.35333; -90.58861[1] at an elevation of approximately 750 feet.[3] The confluence with Heads Creek is at 38°25′00″N 90°35′03″W / 38.41667°N 90.58417°W / 38.41667; -90.58417 at an elevation of 443 feet.[2] The stream passes under Missouri Route 30 about one mile before it enters Heads Creek.

Dowling Creek derives its name from a local family.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dowling Creek (Missouri)
  2. ^ a b House Springs, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1988 rev.)
  3. ^ Belew Creek, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1975 rev.)
  4. ^ "Jefferson County Place Names, 19281945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)