Stouts Creek is a
stream in
Iron
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and
Madison counties in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The stream
headwaters
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Definition
The ...
lie just northwest of
Taum Sauk Mountain
Taum Sauk Mountain in the Saint Francois Mountains is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Missouri at 1,772 feet (540 m).
The topography of Taum Sauk is that of an elongated ridge with a NNW-SSE orientation rather than a peak.
Desc ...
and it flows north then east to cross under
Missouri Route 21
Route 21 is a highway in eastern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 30 in Affton. Its southern terminus is at the Arkansas state line (where it continues as Highway 115). In the St. Louis area, it is known as Tesson Ferry Road, which w ...
between
Ironton and
Arcadia. It continues east passing under
Missouri Route 72
Route 72 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route 34 west of Jackson; its western terminus is at I-44 in Rolla.
Route 72 is one of the original 1922 state highways. Its eastern terminus was at Centerville, and its w ...
and past
Lake Killarney. It flows into Madison County to its
confluence with the
St. Francis River east of
Roselle.
Stouts Creek has the name of Ephraim Stout, a pioneer citizen.
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 Iron County, Missouri
Rivers of Madison County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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