Sandy Creek (Joachim Creek tributary) explained

Sandy Creek is a stream in Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Joachim Creek which it enters just south of Pevely adjacent to I-55.^[1] The stream flows through the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site where it is crossed by the Sandy Creek Covered Bridge.^[1]

Sandy Creek was named for the sandy character of the creek bed.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

38.2659°N -90.4032°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, pp. 48-49
2. Web site: Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (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.