Dowling Creek (Missouri) Explained

Dowling Creek (also called Dulin Creek) is a stream in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to Heads Creek.^[1]

The stream headwaters arise at 38.3533°N -90.5886°W at an elevation of approximately 750 feet.^[2] The confluence with Heads Creek is at 38.4167°N -90.5842°W at an elevation of 443 feet.^[1] The stream passes under Missouri Route 30 about one mile before it enters Heads Creek.

Dowling Creek derives its name from a local family.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. House Springs, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1988 rev.)
2. Belew Creek, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1975 rev.)
3. Web site: Jefferson County Place Names, 19281945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 19 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071321/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html . 24 June 2016 .