Clear Creek is a

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in Cedar, Barton, Vernon and St. Clair counties of southwest

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. It is a

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to the Osage River. The stream source area is in northeastern Barton County about 1.5 miles northeast of Irwin and the stream flows northeast then north passing through the Clear Creek Conservation Area into Vernon County and east of the community of Rousertown. The stream turns northeast and crosses

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and

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near the community of Dederick. The stream passes through the northwest corner of Cedar County northwest of El Dorado Springs and enters St. Clair County one mile east of

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. The stream then flows northeast and enters the Osage River north of the community of Tiffin.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 42-43 and 50, The stream headwaters are at and the

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with the Osage is at .

References

Rivers of Barton County, Missouri Rivers of Cedar County, Missouri Rivers of St. Clair County, Missouri Rivers of Vernon County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{Missouri-river-stub