Cedar 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
Iron and
Washington counties in the
U.S. state of
Missouri.
It is a
tributary to
Big River.
The stream
headwaters are in northern Iron County just southeast of the intersection of
Missouri Route 32 and
Missouri Route A and it flows northeast parallel to Route 32 past
Banner. It crosses under Route 32 and enters Washington County to the east of Logan Mountain. It continues northeast passing under
Missouri Route 21
Route 21 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 30 in Affton. Its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line (where it continues as Highway 115). In the St. Louis area, it is known as Tesson Ferry Road, which w ...
and southeast of
Caledonia
Caledonia (; ) was the Latin name used by the Roman Empire to refer to the part of Great Britain () that lies north of the River Forth, which includes most of the land area of Scotland. Today, it is used as a romantic or poetic name for all ...
and on to its
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 ...
with the Big River southwest of
Irondale in southern Washington County.
Cedar Creek was named for the
cedar timber along its course.
See also
*
List of rivers of Missouri
References
Rivers of Iron County, Missouri
Rivers of Washington County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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