Coon Creek (Osage River tributary) explained

Coon Creek is a stream in Miller County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River.

The stream headwaters arise along the south side of Missouri Route A about one mile east of that roads intersection with Missouri Route 17. The stream flows northeast passing under Route A then turns north-northwest to pass under Missouri Route 52 and enters the Osage about three miles northeast (downstream) of Tuscumbia.

The headwaters are at: 38.1894°N -92.3956°W and an elevation of about 820feet.[1] The confluence with the Osage is at: 38.2656°N -92.4175°W at an elevation of 558feet.

Coon Creek was so named due to the presence of raccoons near its course.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Tuscumbia, Missouri, and Eugene, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1987
  2. Web site: Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071356/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_miller.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 6, 2016.