Spring Creek is a
stream in southeastern
Franklin 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
Bourbeuse River
The Bourbeuse River (French for 'muddy') is a river located in east-central Missouri, in the Ozarks region, and is one of two major tributaries of the Meramec River, the other being the Big River. The Bourbeuse flows to the northeast from its sou ...
.
The stream headwaters arise along the north side of
Missouri Route 185
Route 185 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 100 west of Washington; its southern terminus is at Route 8 in Potosi. A spur of Highway 185 goes into Meramec State Park and Meramec Conservation Area.
Route de ...
approximately one mile west of downtown
Sullivan at .
[''Sullivan, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle'', USGS, 1969 (1980 rev.)] The stream flows north passing west of the Long Ridge Conservation Area three miles east of Spring Bluff. It turns northeast to its confluence with the Bourbeuse at [ approximately four miles north of Stanton. The stream gains the water of two named springs, Sour Spring west of the conservation area and Kratz Spring north of the conservation area.
Spring Creek was named for the fact its flow is increased by springs along its course.]
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 Franklin County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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