Clear Creek is a

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in Shelby County in the

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. It is a tributary of the North River.''Burkesville, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 The stream headwaters arise at at an elevation of approximately 750 feet and 1000 feet west of

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. The Stream flows to the north-northwest passing under Missouri Route 164 about one mile from its source and 3.5 miles west of the community of

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. The stream continues on course for another two miles to its confluence with the North River at at an elevation of 650 feet. Clear Creek was so named due to the clearness of its cold spring-sourced water.

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Rivers of Shelby County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{ShelbyCountyMO-geo-stub

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