Dog Creek (Osage River tributary)
Dog Creek is a stream in Miller County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.[2]
The stream headwaters are at 38°07′09″N 92°28′21″W / 38.11917°N 92.47250°W and the confluence with the Osage is at 38°14′58″N 92°26′00″W / 38.24944°N 92.43333°W.[1]
Tradition states a man was bitten by a dog near Dog Creek, causing its name to be selected.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dog Creek (Osage River tributary)
- ^ Tuscumbia, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
- ^ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
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