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Deer Creek (River des Peres tributary)

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Coordinates: 38°36′00″N 90°18′57″W / 38.6000522°N 90.3159486°W / 38.6000522; -90.3159486
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Deer Creek in Creve Coeur, Missouri

Deer Creek is a stream in St. Louis County the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the River des Peres.

The stream headwaters arise at 38°40′05″N 90°26′16″W / 38.6681078°N 90.4378963°W / 38.6681078; -90.4378963 and it flows to the southeast to its confluence with the River des Peres at 38°36′00″N 90°18′57″W / 38.6000522°N 90.3159486°W / 38.6000522; -90.3159486.[1] just within the St. Louis city limits.[2]

Deer Creek was so named due to the presence of deer in the area.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek (River des Peres tributary)
  2. ^ Webster Groves, MO, 7.5 Minute Topogrphic Quadrangle, USGS, 2021
  3. ^ "St. Louis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.


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