Buffalo Creek (Current River tributary)
Buffalo Creek is a stream in northeastern Ripley County in southeastern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Current River.
The stream begins at the confluence of the North and South Fork of the Buffalo at 36°42′58″N 90°58′37″W / 36.71611°N 90.97694°W and its confluence with the Current is at 36°43′13″N 90°55′14″W / 36.72028°N 90.92056°W adjacent to Buffalo Club.[1][2][3]
The stream was named for either buffalo in the area or the buffalo fish in the creek.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buffalo Creek (Current River tributary)
- ^ Doniphan, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1939
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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