Marlowe Creek Explained

Marlowe Creek is a stream in Worth County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Grand River.

The stream headwaters arise about one-quarter mile south of the Missouri-Iowa state line at 40.5653°N -94.4103°W at an elevation of approximately 1140 feet.^[1] The stream flows to the southwest and south passing Grant City approximately four miles north of its confluence with the Middle Fork^[2] at 40.4306°N -94.4414°W and an elevation of 912 feet.

A variant name was "Marlow Creek". The stream bears the name of a local minister.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Blockton, IA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
2. Grant City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
3. Web site: Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070328/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_worth.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 3, 2017 .