Cedar_Creek_(Des_Moines_River_tributary)

Cedar Creek (Des Moines River tributary)

Cedar Creek (Des Moines River tributary)

Stream in the US state of Missouri

Cedar Creek is a stream in Clark County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Des Moines River.

The stream headwaters arise northwest of the community of Anson at 40°34′55″N 91°46′40″W. It flows east crossing under Missouri Route 81 north of Anson. It continues to the southeast and east approximately four miles to its confluence with the Des Moines River at 40°33′21″N 91°41′19″W approximately two miles south of Croton, Iowa.[2][1]

Cedar Creek was named for the red cedar timber along its course.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Creek (Des Moines River tributary)
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, pp. 16 and 17 ISBN 0899332242
  3. [3]
    "Clark County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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