Bluewater Creek Explained

Bluewater Creek is a stream in northern Butler and southern Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Asher Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in Butler County at 36.9169°N -90.4253°W about 2.5 miles northeast of Hendrickson. It flows generally east-northeast passing under Missouri Route W and enters Wayne County just prior to is confluence with Asher Creek within the waters of Lake Wappapello at 36.9283°N -90.3539°W.^[1]

Bluewater Creek was named for the blueish hue of its water.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

36.9284°N -90.354°W

Notes and References

1. Hendrickson, Missouri, and Wappapello, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1966
2. Web site: Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 5 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071902/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_butler.html . 24 June 2016 .