Sinking Creek (Turnback Creek tributary) explained

Sinking Creek is a stream in Lawrence and Dade counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of Turnback Creek.

The stream source is in the northeast corner of Lawrence County at 37.2819°N -93.6817°W. The confluence with TurnBack Creek in south east Dade County is at 37.3719°N -93.7939°W.

The stream flows past the southwest edge of Everton and the village of Pilgrim. The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway follows the stream valley.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Sinking Creek was named for its status as a losing stream.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51,
2. Everton Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1956
3. South Greenfield Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1956
4. Web site: Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 25 September 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071545/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dade.html. 24 June 2016.