Dry Creek (Big Creek tributary)

Dry Creek is a stream in Lincoln and Warren counties of the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Big Creek. A variant name was "Dry Branch".[1]

The headwaters of the stream are at 38°54′29″N 91°10′24″W and the confluence with Big Creek is at 38°53′56″N 91°04′18″W.[1]

Dry Creek was so named because it often is dry.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Creek
  2. "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.



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