Goose Creek is a stream in northeastern St. Francois and northern Ste Genevieve counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Fourche a Du Clos.

The stream headwaters arise approximately one mile west of French Village in St. Francois County at 37°59′1.00″N 90°21′50.00″W / 37.9836111°N 90.3638889°W / 37.9836111; -90.3638889 and it flows eastward through Goose Creek Lake and into Ste. Genevieve County. The stream continues for approximately 2.5 miles to its confluence with the Fourche a Du Clos adjacent to Missouri Route Y approximately three miles west of Bloomsdale at 37°59′52.19″N 90°16′27.43″W / 37.9978306°N 90.2742861°W / 37.9978306; -90.2742861.[1]

Goose Creek was so named on account of wild geese in the area.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goose Creek (Fourche a Du Clos tributary)
  2. ↑ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

37°59′52″N 90°16′27″W / 37.9978316°N 90.2742871°W / 37.9978316; -90.2742871



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