Birch Creek is a stream in Franklin County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Bourbeuse River.

The stream headwaters arise on the northeast side of St. Clair at 38°21′28″N 90°58′12″W / 38.35778°N 90.97000°W / 38.35778; -90.97000 and it flows north passing under and then running roughly parallel to Interstate 44. It crosses under US Route 50 just prior to its confluence with the Bourbeuse at 38°26′45″N 90°55′19″W / 38.44583°N 90.92194°W / 38.44583; -90.92194 about five miles east of Union.[1][2]

Birch Creek was named for the birch trees lining its course.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)
  2. ↑ Moselle, Missouri and St. Clair, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1969
  3. ↑ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

38°26′45″N 90°55′19″W / 38.4458855°N 90.9218056°W / 38.4458855; -90.9218056



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