Carter Creek (Meramec River)

	Carter Creek (Meramec River) Carter Creek is a stream in northeast Crawford County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Meramec River. The stream headwaters arise approximately one mile east of Bourbon Bourbon may refer to: Food and drink * Bourbon whiskey, an American whiskey made using a corn-based mash * Bourbon barrel aged beer, a type of beer aged in bourbon barrels * Bourbon biscuit, a chocolate sandwich biscuit * A beer produced by Bras ... at and it flows east to southeast for about 3.5 miles to its confluence with the Meramec at . Carter Creek has the name of a local family. See also * List of rivers of Missouri References Rivers of Crawford County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{CrawfordCountyMO-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Stream A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to by a variety of local or regional names. Long large streams are usually called rivers, while smaller, less voluminous and more intermittent river, intermittent streams are known as streamlets, brooks or creeks. The flow of a stream is controlled by three inputs – surface runoff (from precipitation or meltwater), daylighting (streams), daylighted subterranean river, subterranean water, and surfaced groundwater (Spring (hydrology), spring water). The surface and subterranean water are highly variable between periods of rainfall. Groundwater, on the other hand, has a relatively constant input and is controlled more by long-term patterns of precipitation. The stream encompasses surface, subsurface and groundwater fluxes th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Crawford County, Missouri Crawford County is a County (United States), county located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census, the population was 24,696. Its county seat is Steelville, Missouri, Steelville. The county was organized in 1829 and is named after U.S. Senator William H. Crawford of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The section of Sullivan, Missouri, Sullivan which is located in Crawford County is included in the St. Louis, MO-Illinois, IL Greater St. Louis, Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1990, the mean center of U.S. population was located in southwestern Crawford County. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water. Adjacent counties Franklin County, Missouri, Franklin County (north) Washington County, Missouri, Washington County (east) Iron County, Missouri, Iron County (southeast) Dent County, Missouri, Dent County (south) Phelps County, Missouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center into the Mississippi River, which makes up the eastern border. With more than six million residents, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 19th-most populous state of the country. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Springfield, Missouri, Springfield and Columbia, Missouri, Columbia; the Capital city, capital is Jefferson City, Missouri, Jefferson City. Humans have inhabited w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Meramec River The Meramec River (), sometimes spelled Maramec River, is one of the longest free-flowing waterways in the U.S. state of Missouri, draining Blanc, Caldwell, and Hawk. "Location" while wandering Blanc, Caldwell, and Hawk. "Executive Summary" from headwaters southeast of Salem to where it empties into the Mississippi River near St. Louis at Arnold and Oakville. The Meramec watershed covers six Missouri Ozark Highland counties—Dent, Phelps, Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, and St. Louis—and portions of eight others— Maries, Gasconade, Iron, Washington, Reynolds, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, and Texas. Between its source and its mouth, it falls . Year-round navigability begins above Maramec Spring, just south of St. James. The Meramec's size increases at the confluence of the Dry Fork, and its navigability continues until the river enters the Mississippi at Arnold, Missouri. History The name likely means 'the river of ugly fishes' or 'ugly water' in Algonquian. Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bourbon, Missouri Bourbon is a city in Crawford County, Missouri, United States. At the time of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,632. History A post office called Bourbon has been in operation since 1853. The name Bourbon refers to bourbon whiskey and is believed to be the only town in the United States to be named after bourbon whiskey. Geography The city is located in northern Crawford County on I-44 between Sullivan to the northeast and Cuba to the southwest. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,632 people, 652 households, and 433 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 718 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.71% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Rivers Of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Mississippi River Arkansas River Mississippi River Arkansas River (AR, OK) Neosho River (KS, OK) Elk River * Buffalo Creek * Indian Creek *Big Sugar Creek *Little Sugar Creek Spring River * Shoal Creek **** Capps Creek White River Mississippi River * White River * Cache River * Black River ** Spring River *Eleven Point River Current River * Sinking Creek * Little Black River *Jacks Fork * North Fork River **Bennetts Bayou Bennetts River Bryant Creek *Brush Creek * Hunter Creek ** Whites Creek * Fox Creek * Rippee Creek *Spring Creek Clifty Creek * Little North Fork White River * Beaver Creek Cowskin Creek * Prairie Creek Little Beaver Creek * James River ** Crane Creek Finley Cree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Crawford County, Missouri A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]