Deepwater Creek is a stream in Henry County in west central

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. It is a

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of the

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. The stream begins at the confluence of North Deepwater Creek and South Deepwater Creek in western Henry County (at ) east-southeast of the community of Johnstown. The stream flows east-northeast passing under

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north of

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. The stream is impounded as Montrose Lake within the Montrose Conservation Area. Below the Montrose Dam the stream flows generally east passing south of La Due. It continues to the east passing north of Deepwater to enter the Truman Reservoir west of the

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bridge (at ) at an elevation of . The stream was known as a ''stream of deep water'' and the name ''Deepwater'' also served as a school, a village post office and

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in the vicinity.''Henry County Place Names, 1928-1945'', The State Historical Society of Missouri
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Rivers of Henry County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{HenryCountyMO-geo-stub