Jack Creek (also known as Jack Hawn Creek) is a

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in northeastern

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in the U.S. state of

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. It is a tributary of Buck Creek. The stream headwaters arise at at an elevation of approximately 705 feet.''Sedgewickville, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980 The headwater location is one-half mile north of

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and one mile northeast of Patton Junction and approximately 1.5 miles north-northeast of

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. The stream flows northeast for 1.5 miles to its

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with Buck Creek at at an elevation of 558 feet. Jack Creek has the name of Jack Hawn, an early citizen.

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Rivers of Bollinger County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{BollingerCountyMO-geo-stub

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