Ebo 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
Washington County in the
U.S. state
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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 and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
.
It is a tributary of
Fourche a Renault
Fourche a Renault is a stream in Washington County, Missouri, Washington County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Mineral Fork.
The stream emerges from the confluence of the Middle Fork Fourche a Renault and North Fork Fourch ...
.
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 ...
arise about nine miles northwest of
Potosi at an elevation of about . The stream flows south and then east to pass under
Missouri Route 185
Route 185 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 100 west of Washington; its southern terminus is at Route 8 in Potosi. A spur of Highway 185 goes into Meramec State Park and Meramec Conservation Area.
Route de ...
just south of the community of
Ebo. The stream continues to the east-northeast 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 the Fourche a Renault about one mile south of the community of
Aptus.
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ] The confluence elevation is .
[
The source is located at and the confluence is at .][
It is unknown why the name "Ebo" was applied to this stream.][
]
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
Rivers of Washington County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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