Rice Creek (Missouri)
Rice Creek is a stream in Daviess and DeKalb Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Grindstone Creek.
The stream headwaters arise in southwestern Daviess County just west of US Route 69 and approximately one mile north of the community of Mabel at 39°50′10″N 94°11′39″W / 39.8361111°N 94.1941667°W.[1] The stream flows northwest into Dekalb County to its confluence approximately three miles from its source. The confluence is approximately three miles south of Weatherby.[2] The confluence is at 39°52′00″N 94°14′43″W / 39.866668°N 94.245227°W.[1]
Rice Creek was named after William Rice, a pioneer citizen.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rice Creek (Missouri)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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