Razor Hollow is a
valley
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in northwest
Shannon County in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The
intermittent stream
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in the hollow flows northeast and enters the
Current River about two miles southeast of
Cedargrove and the
confluence
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of
Big Creek with the Current.
[''Cedargrove, Missouri,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (1985 revision)]
The source area for the stream is at and the confluence with the Current is at at an elevation of .
[ The ridges on either side of the narrow valley are at in elevation.][
Razor Hollow was so named on account of sharp rocks in the valley.]
References
Valleys of Shannon County, Missouri
Valleys of Missouri
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