Sand Creek is a
stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
in
Henry County in the
U.S. state of
Missouri.
It is a tributary of
Tebo Creek Tebo Creek is a stream in Benton and Henry Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The stream begins at the confluence of East Fork Tebo Creek and the Middle Fork Tebo Creek just to the southeast of Calhoun and south of Missouri Route 52 at . The ...
.
The stream
headwaters are just east of
Missouri Route 13 about two miles south of
Shawnee Mound (at ) and the stream flows southeast to cross
Missouri Route 52 just west of
Calhoun
John C. Calhoun (1782–1850) was the 7th vice president of the United States.
Calhoun can also refer to:
Surname
* Calhoun (surname)
Inhabited places in the United States
*Calhoun, Georgia
*Calhoun, Illinois
*Calhoun, Kansas
*Calhoun, Kentucky
...
. The stream is impounded as a small lake west of Calhoun. From there the stream flows south then east to its
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
with Tebo Creek (at ).
[
The stream was originally named ''Little Tebo Creek'', but was renamed Sand Creek to avoid confusion. The name was chosen due to the presence of a large sand dune or sand bar along its course.]
See also
* List of rivers of Missouri
References
Rivers of Henry County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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