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Hurricane Creek (Current River tributary)

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Coordinates: 36°31′32″N 90°48′24″W / 36.5256159°N 90.8067873°W / 36.5256159; -90.8067873
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Hurricane Creek is a stream in Ripley County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Current River.

Hurricane Creek was so named on account of a hurricane (tornado) which struck the area, according to local history.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurricane Creek (Current River tributary)
  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.

36°31′32″N 90°48′24″W / 36.5256159°N 90.8067873°W / 36.5256159; -90.8067873


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