Beaverdam 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 southwest
Audrain County in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
It is a tributary of the South Fork of the
Salt River which it joins approximately six miles southeast of
Mexico
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.
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 31, ]
The stream headwaters arise in southwest Audrian County at
[ at an elevation of approximately 910 feet. The stream flows generally east to southeast and passes under ]US Route 54
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approximately 5.5 miles south of Mexico and joins the South Fork two miles east of Route 54 and about 1.5 miles north of the southern border of Audrain County[ at and an elevation of 761 feet.][
Beaverdam Creek was named for the ]beaver dam
A beaver dam or beaver impoundment is a dam built by beavers to create a pond which protects against predators such as coyotes, wolves and bears, and holds their food during winter. These structures modify the natural environment in such a way t ...
s along its course.
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 Audrain County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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