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(Redirected from Florida Creek) Stream in northwest Missouri

Florida Creek is a stream in Nodaway County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Nodaway River and is 13.3 miles long.

The stream headwaters arise at 40°23′25″N 94°57′57″W / 40.3902687°N 94.9658066°W / 40.3902687; -94.9658066 one mile south of the community of Wilcox and it flows southwesterly for a distance of approximately eight miles to its confluence with the Nodaway River just north of Skidmore at 40°18′25″N 95°05′02″W / 40.3069368°N 95.0838635°W / 40.3069368; -95.0838635. According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, there are three unnamed tributaries of Florida Creek.

It is unknown why the name "Florida Creek" was applied to this stream.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florida Creek (Nodaway River tributary)
  2. ^ Horton, Rick (2022). Nodaway River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 15 and 19, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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