Brushy Creek is a stream in Morgan County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Gravois Creek.
The stream headwaters arise at 38°17′19″N 92°55′18″W / 38.28861°N 92.92167°W / 38.28861; -92.92167 adjacent to Missouri Route 135 and north of the Proctor Towersite State Wildlife Area at an elevation of 1,050 ft (320 m). The stream flows northwest crossing under Missouri Route J to enter Gravois Creek at 38°20′09″N 92°51′16″W / 38.33583°N 92.85444°W / 38.33583; -92.85444 and an elevation of 673 ft (205 m). The confluence is adjacent to Missouri Route 5 approximately 2.5 miles northwest of the community of Gravois Mills.
Brushy Creek was so named due to the prevalence of brush along its streambanks.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brushy Creek (Gravois Creek tributary)
- Proctor Creek, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
- Gravois Mills, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
- "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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