Buffalo Creek (Current River tributary) explained

Buffalo Creek is a stream in northeastern Ripley County in southeastern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Current River.

The stream begins at the confluence of the North and South Fork of the Buffalo at 36.7161°N -90.9769°W and its confluence with the Current is at 36.7203°N -90.9206°W adjacent to Buffalo Club.^{[1] [2]}

The stream was named for either buffalo in the area or the buffalo fish in the creek.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Doniphan, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1939
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66,
3. Web site: Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071854/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_ripley.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. December 14, 2016.