Birch Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)
Birch Creek is a stream in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Bourbeuse River.
The stream headwaters arise on the northeast side of St. Clair at 38°21′28″N 90°58′12″W / 38.35778°N 90.97000°W and it flows north passing under and then running roughly parallel to Interstate 44. It crosses under US Route 50 just prior to its confluence with the Bourbeuse at 38°26′45″N 90°55′19″W / 38.44583°N 90.92194°W about five miles east of Union.[1][2]
Birch Creek was named for the birch trees lining its course.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)
- ^ Moselle, Missouri and St. Clair, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1969
- ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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38°26′45″N 90°55′19″W / 38.4458855°N 90.9218056°W
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