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Bluewater Creek

Coordinates: 36°55′42″N 90°21′14″W / 36.9283864°N 90.3539976°W / 36.9283864; -90.3539976
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Bluewater Creek is a stream in northern Butler and southern Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Asher Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in Butler County at 36°55′01″N 90°25′31″W / 36.91694°N 90.42528°W / 36.91694; -90.42528 about 2.5 miles northeast of Hendrickson. It flows generally east-northeast passing under Missouri Route W and enters Wayne County just prior to is confluence with Asher Creek within the waters of Lake Wappapello at 36°55′42″N 90°21′14″W / 36.92833°N 90.35389°W / 36.92833; -90.35389.[1][2]

Bluewater Creek was named for the blueish hue of its water.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bluewater Creek
  2. ^ Hendrickson, Missouri, and Wappapello, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1966
  3. ^ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

36°55′42″N 90°21′14″W / 36.9283864°N 90.3539976°W / 36.9283864; -90.3539976