Brushy Fork (Tavern Creek tributary)
Appearance
Brushy Fork is a stream in Miller County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Tavern Creek.[2]
The stream headwaters arise just north of Missouri Route 42 about two miles northeast of Brumley at 38°05′54″N 92°27′16″W / 38.09833°N 92.45444°W and an elevation of about 950 feet.[1][3] The stream flows to the northeast passing between the communities of Ulman and Watkins and under Missouri Route 17 to its confluence with Tavern Creek[4][2] at 38°10′03″N 92°19′37″W / 38.16750°N 92.32694°W.[1]
Brushy Fork was so named due to the abundance of brush along its course.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brushy Fork (Tavern Creek tributary)
- ^ a b St. Anthony, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
- ^ Brumley, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
- ^ Tuscumbia,, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
- ^ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.