Capps Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed May 31, 2011 stream in
Newton County, Missouri
Newton County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 58,114. Its county seat is Neosho. The county was organized in 1838 and is named in honor of John Newton, a her ...
. It is a tributary of
Shoal Creek, and its water flows from there into the
Spring River, then the
Neosho River
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, the
Arkansas River
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, and ultimately the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
. Capps Creek is best known for
Jolly Mill
Jolly Mill was built on Capps Creek at Jollification, Berwick Township, Newton County, Missouri, United States in 1848 by Thomas Isbell and his son John to serve as a whiskey distillery. Jolly Mill was named for the local Jolly family. The mill ...
Park, located at the old township site of
Jollification, Missouri.
The creek is also known for
trout
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fishing, as it is a White Ribbon Trout Area managed by the
Missouri Department of Conservation
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. White Ribbon Trout Areas are stocked periodically with
rainbow
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and, occasionally,
brown trout
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. The fishing regulations are generally relaxed and allow anglers to use any live bait and keep up to four trout per day.
Jolly Mill
Jolly Mill was built on Capps Creek at Jollification, Berwick Township, Newton County, Missouri, United States in 1848 by Thomas Isbell and his son John to serve as a whiskey distillery. Jolly Mill was named for the local Jolly family. The mill ...
and the former town of Jollification have a history reaching back into the mid-19th century. The mill was the anchor of the town, and the town survived on its success as a grist mill and whiskey distillery. The town was destroyed during the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
and rebuilt, but it ultimately died when the railroad bypassed the town. Jolly Mill is now managed by The Friends of Jolly Mill and The Ozark Highlanders as a public family-friendly park, and it is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
Capps Creek was named after the local Capps family.
Location
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Confluence
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with
Shoal Creek,
Newton County, Missouri
Newton County is a county located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 58,114. Its county seat is Neosho. The county was organized in 1838 and is named in honor of John Newton, a her ...
:
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Barry County near
Purdy, Missouri
Purdy is a city in Purdy Township, Barry County, Missouri, United States, on the foothills of the Ozarks, eight miles south of Monett and twelve miles north of Cassville along Highway 37. The population was 1,098 at the 2010 census.
Histor ...
:
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 Missouri
Rivers of Barry County, Missouri
Rivers of Newton County, Missouri
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