Hogles Creek is a
stream
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in
Benton,
Hickory
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and
St. Clair counties in the
U.S. state of
Missouri
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.
It is a tributary of the
Osage River within
Truman Lake
The Harry S Truman Reservoir, also known as Truman Lake, is located in the state of Missouri, United States. It is located between Clinton and Warsaw, on the Osage River and extends south to Osceola. The dam is located in Benton County, but th ...
.
The stream
headwaters arise in Hickory County southwest of
Wheatland and it flows west and northwest passing under
US Route 54
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and
Missouri Route 83 and north passing west of
Quincy. It enters the southwest corner of Benton County and crosses into St. Clair County and back into Benton. It turns east and enters the waters of Truman Lake near the community of
Wisdom
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.
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 43-4 ]
Source: ;
Confluence:
[
Hogles Creek was named after John F. Hogle, a pioneer trader.]
See also
* List of rivers of Missouri
References
Rivers of Benton County, Missouri
Rivers of Hickory County, Missouri
Rivers of St. Clair County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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