Spring Creek (Shoal Creek tributary)

Spring Creek is a stream in northwestern Newton County, Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Shoal Creek.

The headwaters are located west of Spring City at 36°59′24″N 94°32′53″W. The stream flows northeast passing under and running along Missouri Route 86. The stream confluence is at Redings Mill at 37°01′23″N 94°31′03″W.[1][2][3][4]

Spring Creek was so named for the fact it is fed by a spring in its headwaters.[5]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Creek (Shoal Creek tributary)
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. Joplin West, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962
  4. Racine, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1949
  5. "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.



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