Dry Creek is a
stream
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located in
Washington
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and
St. Francois Counties in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
It is a tributary of the
Big River. The source of Dry Creek is located in Washington County at . It flows into St. Francois County near
Bismarck, then back into Washington County before emptying into the Big River near
Irondale at .
[
Dry Creek was named for the fact it often runs dry.]
See also
*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
External links
*Missouri Department of Natural Resources
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) of the government of the U.S. state of Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states an ...
Use Attainability Analysis for WBID 2164 Dry Creek
Rivers of St. Francois County, Missouri
Rivers of Washington County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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