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Clifty Creek (Big Berger Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 38°33′33″N 91°23′04″W / 38.55917°N 91.38444°W / 38.55917; -91.38444
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Clifty Creek is a stream in Gasconade County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Big Berger Creek.

The stream headwaters arise at 38°32′02″N 91°25′54″W / 38.53389°N 91.43167°W / 38.53389; -91.43167 adjacent to the north side of Missouri Route E and it flows to the northeast for approximately three miles to its confluence with Big Berger Creek just after passing under Missouri Route H one mile west of the Gasconade-Franklin county line at 38°33′33″N 91°23′04″W / 38.55917°N 91.38444°W / 38.55917; -91.38444.[2]

Clifty Creek was so named due to the cliffs along its course.[3]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clifty Creek (Big Berger Creek tributary)
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 39 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Gasconade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)