Little Beaver Creek (Missouri) Explained

Little Beaver Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Missouri
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Douglas, Taney and Christian counties
Source1 Coordinates:37.0089°N -92.8283°W
Source1 Elevation:1490feet
Mouth Coordinates:36.7892°N -92.9036°W
Mouth Elevation:814feet

Little Beaver Creek is a stream in Douglas, Christian and Taney counties of southern Missouri.[1]

The stream headwaters arise in northwestern Douglas County on the east flank of Keyger Mountain just west of Missouri Route AK to the northwest of Arden and south of Dogwood and about nine miles west-northwest of Ava. The stream flows south to southwest through western Douglas County. It is bridged by Missouri Route T just east of Merritt and Route DD west of Cross Roads. The stream then enters the Mark Twain National Forest. In the southwest corner of Douglas County the stream meanders for a short span into and out of southeast Christian County, back into Douglas and immediately south into Taney County. In northern Taney County the stream runs parallel to Missouri Route 125 for about one mile before joining Beaver Creek just northeast of Bradleyville.[2] The stream source is at an elevation of approximately 1490 feet[3] and the elevation of the confluence is 814 feet.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:750734,Little%20Beaver%20Creek GNIS Feature Detail Report for: Little Beaver Creek
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 62-63,
  3. Dogwood, Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982