Strother Creek is a

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in southwest

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and northern

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counties in the

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. It is a tributary to the Middle Fork of the Black River. The stream headwaters arise in southwestern Iron County just south of

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and the Buick Mine and east of

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. The stream flows south for about one-half mile then turns to the east to flow adjacent to the Iron-Reynolds county line and crossing the county line a number of times. The stream reaches its confluence with the Middle Fork Black River just south of the county line and west of

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and about two miles northwest of Edgehill.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, The upper portion of the stream contains several

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areas from the mines near its source. The source area is at and the confluence is at . The confluence is at an elevation of . Strother Creek has the name of the local Strother family.

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Rivers of Iron County, Missouri Rivers of Reynolds County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri Tributaries of the Black River (Arkansas–Missouri) {{Missouri-river-stub

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