Goose Creek is a stream in northern Wayne and southern Iron counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Big Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in Wayne County on the southwest flank of Des Arc Mountain at an elevation of 980 feet (300 m)[2] (at 37°15′26″N 90°37′15″W / 37.25722°N 90.62083°W / 37.25722; -90.62083).[1] The stream flows southwest then northwest passing through the Chain of Lakes and into Iron County. The stream flows through Des Arc paralleling Missouri Route 49 and enters Big Creek just northeast of the town (at 37°17′30″N 90°37′38″W / 37.29167°N 90.62722°W / 37.29167; -90.62722) at an elevation of 515 feet (157 m).[1][3]

Goose Creek most likely was so named on account of wild geese in the area.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Creek (Big Creek tributary)
  2. ↑ Brunot, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1983 rev)
  3. ↑ Des Arc, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 (1983 rev)
  4. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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