Deer Creek (Butler Creek Tributary)
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Deer 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 northwestern Benton County,
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and southwestern McDonald County,
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. It is a tributary of Butler Creek. The stream
headwaters The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source. Definition The ...
are in Arkansas east-northeast of
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at an elevation of about (). The stream flows to the west northwest for approximately 4.5 miles 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 Butler Creek. The confluence is at an elevation of (). Deer Creek was named for the numerous deer along its course.


See also

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List of rivers of Arkansas List of rivers in Arkansas ( U.S. state). For a list of dams and reservoirs in Arkansas, see List of Arkansas dams and reservoirs Rivers are listed by drainage basin, by size, and alphabetically. By drainage basin This list is arranged by draina ...
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List of rivers of Missouri List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state). By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Mississippi River Arkansas River *Mississippi River **Arkansas River (AR ...


References

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