Furnace Creek (Big River tributary)

Furnace Creek is a stream in Washington County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Big River.

The stream headwaters are at 37°52′12″N 90°47′40″W about five miles south of Potosi and the stream flows south to southeast to its confluence with the Big River is at 37°48′42″N 90°46′20″W adjacent to Missouri Route 21 three miles north of Caledonia.[1][2]

Furnace Creek was named for a blast furnace near its course.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Furnace Creek (Big River tributary)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Washington 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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