Greasy 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
Madison County in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sover ...
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 the
Castor River Castor River may refer to:
*Castor River (Ontario), Canada
* Rivière au Castor, Quebec, Canada
*Castor River (Missouri)
The Castor River is divided into the Upper Castor River and the Lower Castor River by the Headwater Diversion Channel.
The U ...
.
The stream headwaters arise at southwest of
Missouri Route A
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to maintain in additio ...
. the stream floes to the southeast parallel to Route A and passes the community of
Klendike. It gradually turns to the east and passes under Route A to its confluence with the Castor River just to the north of
Marquand at .
[
Greasy Creek was named for the ]greasewood
Greasewood is a common name shared by several plants:
* ''Adenostoma fasciculatum'' is a plant with white flowers that is native to Oregon, Nevada, California, and northern Baja California. This shrub is one of the most widespread plants of the ...
timber near its course, according to local history.
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 Madison County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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