The Crooked River is a

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of the Missouri River in west-central

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in the United States. The stream has also been known historically as "Big Creek," "Little River" and "Tiger River." The Crooked River was named for its meandering disposition. Big Creek refers to the stream's status as the largest tributary to the Missouri River in the county. The Crooked River headwaters arise approximately four miles southeast of Lathrop just east of I-35 in southeastern

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and flows generally southeastwardly through the southwest corner of Caldwell and Ray counties. In southwestern Ray County it collects the short East Fork and West Fork and flows into the Missouri River, approximately south of Hardin and 2.5 miles northeast of Lexington across the Missouri in northern Lafayette County.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 28

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with the Missouri River,

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Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
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