Big Creek (Cuivre River tributary) explained

Big Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Missouri
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Lincoln, St. Charles and Warren counties
Source1 Coordinates:38.7928°N -91.1517°W
Source1 Elevation:NaNfeet
Mouth Coordinates:38.8789°N -90.8272°W
Mouth Elevation:433feet
Tributaries Left:Schlanker Branch, Yeater Branch, Dry Creek, Coon Creek
Tributaries Right:Hickory Lick Creek, Indian Camp Creek, McCoy Creek

Big Creek is a stream in Lincoln, St. Charles and Warren counties of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Cuivre River.

The source area for the stream lies just southwest of Warrenton in Warren County. The stream flows north passing under Interstate 70 and turns east passing under Missouri Route 47 before entering Lincoln county. The stream meanders east and becomes the boundary between Lincoln and St. Charles counties. It passes under US Route 61 and enters the Cuivre to the north of Wentzville, and the communities of Flint Hill and Enon.[1]

An early variant name was "Eagle Fork". According to tradition, the former name was applied because eagles often attacked an early settler's hogs.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 39-40,
  2. Web site: Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071057/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_warren.html . June 24, 2016 . live. The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 30, 2016 .