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Buck Creek (Cuivre River tributary)

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Stream in the U.S. state of Missouri

Buck Creek is a stream in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the North Fork of the Cuivre River.

The stream headwaters arise one mile east of the community of Corso at 39°07′49″N 91°09′35″W / 39.13028°N 91.15972°W / 39.13028; -91.15972 at an elevation of approximately 675 feet. The stream flows north and east to its confluence approximately three miles northwest of the community of Silex at 39°08′48″N 91°06′54″W / 39.14667°N 91.11500°W / 39.14667; -91.11500 and an elevation of 509 feet.

Buck Creek may be named for the bucks (male deer) observed along its course.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Creek (Cuivre River tributary)
  2. Louisville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1975
  3. Eolia, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1975 (1985 rev.)
  4. "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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