Henderson 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 western
Iron 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 sove ...
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
Neals Creek.
[''Viburnum East, Missouri,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1981 rev.)]
The stream headwaters arise just south of
Missouri Route 32
Route 32 is a highway in Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at the Mississippi River near Ste. Genevieve; its western terminus is at U.S. Route 54 in El Dorado Springs. It is currently one of the longest highways in the state. Most of the high ...
about 1.5 miles east of
Bixby. The stream flows to the southeast about 2.5 miles to its confluence with Neals Creek.
Missouri Route 49
Route 49 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 19 in Cherryville; is southern terminus is at U.S. Route 67 five miles (8 km) east of Williamsville.
The highway runs through the eastern part of the Ozarks and ...
runs parallel to the stream on the ridge to the east.
[ The source area is at and the confluence is at .][
Henderson Creek has the name of the local Henderson family.]
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 Iron County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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