Butler Creek (Elk River tributary) explained

Butler Creek is a stream in northwestern Benton County, Arkansas and southwestern McDonald County, Missouri. It is a tributary of the Elk River.

The stream headwaters are in Arkansas east-southeast of Sulphur Springs at an elevation of about (36.4622°N -94.3831°W). The stream flows west northwest past Sulphur Springs and turns to the north as it enters Missouri. Its confluence with the Elk is on the west side of Noel at an elevation of (36.5456°N -94.4894°W).^[1]

Butler Creek has the name of Charles Butler, a pioneer citizen.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Arkansas
• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Gravette, AR-MO and Noel, MO 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1971 and 1982
2. Web site: McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071801/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mcdonald.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 4, 2016.