Asher Creek is a
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 ...
in
Greene
Greene may refer to:
Places United States
*Greene, Indiana, an unincorporated community
*Greene, Iowa, a city
*Greene, Maine, a town
**Greene (CDP), Maine, in the town of Greene
*Greene (town), New York
**Greene (village), New York, in the town o ...
and
Polk
Polk may refer to:
People
* James K. Polk, 11th president of the United States
* Polk (name), other people with the name
Places
*Polk (CTA), a train station in Chicago, Illinois
* Polk, Illinois, an unincorporated community
* Polk, Missouri ...
counties of southwest
Missouri
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.
It is a tributary of the
Little Sac River The Little Sac River is a stream in Greene, Polk and Dade counties the Ozarks of southwest Missouri, U.S.A.
The stream source coordinates are: and the confluence coordinates are: .
The Little Sac headwaters start with an intermittent stream jus ...
.
The stream
headwaters
The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source.
Definition
The ...
are just north of
Willard at and the
confluence
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with Little Sac is at at an elevation of 899 feet.
[ The stream flows north to northwest passing under Route AC and past Cave Spring and on passing west of Sacville and under Route BB to enter Polk County and its confluence with the Little Sac River southwest of Morrisville.
Asher Creek has the name of Samuel Asher, a pioneer citizen.]
See also
*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 ...
References
Rivers of Greene County, Missouri
Rivers of Polk County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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