Sand Creek (Tebo Creek tributary) explained

Sand Creek is a stream in Henry County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Tebo Creek.

The stream headwaters are just east of Missouri Route 13 about two miles south of Shawnee Mound (at 38.5181°N -93.7608°W) and the stream flows southeast to cross Missouri Route 52 just west of Calhoun. The stream is impounded as a small lake west of Calhoun. From there the stream flows south then east to its confluence with Tebo Creek (at 38.43°N -93.6161°W).[1]

The stream was originally named Little Tebo Creek, but was renamed Sand Creek to avoid confusion. The name was chosen due to the presence of a large sand dune or sand bar along its course.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35
  2. Web site: Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 6 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071131/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_henry.html. 24 June 2016.