Clifty Creek (North Fork River tributary) explained

Clifty Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Missouri
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Wright and Douglas counties
Source1 Coordinates:37.08°N -92.2739°W
Mouth Coordinates:36.9278°N -92.2097°W
Mouth Elevation:827feet

Clifty Creek is a stream in eastern Douglas and southeastern Wright counties of Missouri. It is a tributary of the North Fork River.

Clifty Creek source is in a valley in the southeast corner of Wright County just southeast of the intersection of State Route 95 and State Route AD south of Mountain Grove. The stream flows south into Douglas County and passes under Missouri Route 76 northwest of Vanzant then turns southeast and flows through several incised meanders before its confluence with the North Fork a short distance south of Topaz.[1] The elevation of the confluence is 827feet.

Clifty Creek was named for the cliffs along its course.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64,
  2. Web site: Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 28 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071714/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_douglas.html . 24 June 2016 .