Brushy Creek is a
stream in
Nodaway and
Worth counties in
Missouri
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and
Taylor County,
Iowa
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, in the
United States
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.
It is a tributary of
Platte River
The Platte River () is a major river in the State of Nebraska. It is about long; measured to its farthest source via its tributary, the North Platte River, it flows for over . The Platte River is a tributary of the Missouri River, which itsel ...
.
The stream
headwaters
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Definition
The ...
arise approximately six miles southeast of
Bedford, Iowa
Bedford is a city in Taylor County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,508 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Taylor County. Lake of Three Fires State Park is located a few miles northeast of Bedford.
History
The community is b ...
and two miles north of the Iowa-Missouri State Line at
[ at an elevation of approximately 1250 feet. The stream flows southward into the northwest corner of Worth County, Missouri. Two miles to the south it veers to the right and enters Nodaway County. It flows south passing under Missouri Route 246 about one mile west of Sheridan. It continues to the south and enters the Platte River just west of the city of Parnell. The confluence is at and an elevation of 1001 feet.][
Brushy Creek was so named on account of brush near its course.]
See also
*List of rivers of Iowa
The following is a list of rivers and creeks in Iowa. The rivers are listed by multiple arrangements:
*those that form part of the boundaries of the U.S. state of Iowa;
*ordered by drainage basin, with tributaries indented under each larger rive ...
*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 (A ...
References
Rivers of Worth County, Missouri
Rivers of Nodaway County, Missouri
Rivers of Taylor County, Iowa
Rivers of Iowa
Rivers of Missouri
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