Carter Creek is a stream in northeast Crawford County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Meramec River.

The stream headwaters arise approximately one mile east of Bourbon at 38°08′56″N 91°12′18″W / 38.1488889°N 91.2050000°W / 38.1488889; -91.2050000 and it flows east to southeast for about 3.5 miles to its confluence with the Meramec at 38°07′31″N 91°08′48″W / 38.125325°N 91.146530°W / 38.125325; -91.146530.[1][2]

Carter Creek has the name of a local family.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carter Creek (Meramec River tributary)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 47 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ "Crawford County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)




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