Brushy Creek is a stream in eastern Taney County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1]
The stream source is in extreme eastern Taney County at coordinates: 36°44′32″N 92°48′48″W / 36.74222°N 92.81333°W and its confluence with Beaver Creek is about 9.5 mi (15.3 km) to the west at coordinates: 36°43′21″N 92°57′41″W / 36.72250°N 92.96139°W.[1][2] The stream intersects Missouri Route 125 just south of Hercules and runs northwest parallel to that road for a short distance before turning west again. West of Hercules the stream flows just to the north of the boundary of Hercules Glades Wilderness and enters Beaver Creek just north of the wilderness area.[2]
History
The stream was named Brushy because of the dense brush along its banks.[3]
References
- 1 2 GNIS data for Brushy Creek
- 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ↑ "Taney County Place Names, 1928-1945". Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
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