Mingo Creek (South Grand River tributary) explained

Mingo Creek is a stream in Bates County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the South Grand River.

The headwaters arise at 38.3542°N -94.2644°W at an elevation of 880feet.^[1] The stream flows generally north passing under Missouri Route 18 one mile southwest of the community of Altona.^[2] The stream turns to the northeast and flows approximately four miles to its confluence with the old South Grand River channel at 38.4483°N -94.2228°W at an elevation of 768feet.

Mingo Creek has the name of the Mingo Native Americans.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Butler, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1977 rev.)
2. Adrian, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1982 rev.)
3. Web site: Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 1 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071125/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bates.html . 24 June 2016 .