Pigeon Creek is a
stream in
Ripley 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 state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
. It is a tributary of South Fork Buffalo Creek.
Pigeon Creek, historically called "Pigeon Branch", was so named on account of the abundance of
wild pigeons in the area.
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 (A ...
References
Rivers of Ripley County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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