Spring Creek (Shoal Creek tributary) explained

Spring Creek is a stream in northwestern Newton County, Missouri. It is a tributary of Shoal Creek.

The headwaters are located west of Spring City at 36.99°N -94.5481°W. The stream flows northeast passing under and running along Missouri Route 86. The stream confluence is at Redings Mill at 37.0231°N -94.5175°W.[1] [2] [3]

Spring Creek was so named for the fact it is fed by a spring in its headwaters.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60
  2. Joplin West, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962
  3. Racine, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949
  4. Web site: Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071754/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_newton.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 22, 2016.

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