Hughes Creek is a
stream
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in
Washington County in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
It is a tributary of
Wallen Creek Wallen or Wallén may refer to:
People with the surname Wallen
*Wallen (singer) (born 1978), French singer
*Ashley Wallen, Australian choreographer
*Byron Wallen (born 1969), British jazz trumpeter, composer and educator
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.
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 north of
Missouri Route 32
Route 32 is a highway in Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at the Mississippi River near Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Ste. Genevieve; its western terminus is at U.S. Route 54 (Missouri), U.S. Route 54 in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, El Dorado Sprin ...
about 3.5 miles west of
Bismarck and it flows to the north passing between
Hughes Mountain
Hughes Mountain and the Hughes Mountain State Natural Area are located in southern Washington County, Missouri (Sections 28 and 33, T36N R3E) just south of the Big River and Highway M on Cedar Creek Road in the St. Francois Mountains range of T ...
and Round Mountain to its
confluence
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with Wallen Creek two miles south-southwest of
Irondale.
The source is at and the confluence is at .
[
Hughes Creek has the name of the local Hughes 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 Washington County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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