Barker 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
Benton,
Henry and
Pettis counties in the
U.S. state of
Missouri
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.
It is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of
Tebo Creek Tebo Creek is a stream in Benton and Henry Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The stream begins at the confluence of East Fork Tebo Creek and the Middle Fork Tebo Creek just to the southeast of Calhoun and south of Missouri Route 52 at . The ...
.
The stream
headwaters arise in southern Pettis County east of
Windsor. The stream flows south-southwest through the northwest corner of Benton County and into Henry County east of
Calhoun
John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) was the 7th vice president of the United States.
Calhoun can also refer to:
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* Calhoun (surname)
Inhabited places in the United States
*Calhoun, Georgia
*Calhoun, Illinois
*Calhoun, Kansas
*Calhoun, Kentucky
...
. It passes west of
Roseland and enters Tebo Creek within the waters of
Truman Reservoir and the Tebo State Wildlife Area. The headwaters are at and the
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
is at .
[
Barker Creek has the name of Dick Barker, a pioneer citizen.]
See also
* List of rivers of Missouri
References
Rivers of Benton County, Missouri
Rivers of Henry County, Missouri
Rivers of Pettis County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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