Mussel Fork is a stream in Adair, Chariton, Linn, Macon and Sullivan counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary to the Chariton River.

The stream headwaters arise just northeast of Green City in Sullivan County[2] at 40°17′19″N 92°57′02″W / 40.28861°N 92.95056°W / 40.28861; -92.95056.[1] The stream flows south to southeast entering the southwest corner of Adair County and into northwest Macon County. The stream flows south along the western border of Macon County passing east of the community of New Boston. The stream enters the southeast corner of Linn County as it crosses under U. S. Route 36 east of Bucklin. It passes into Chariton County four miles east of Marceline. It continues to the south passing under U.S. Route 24 on the west side of Keytesville to its confluence with the Chariton three miles south of Keytesville[2] at 39°23′55″N 92°55′02″W / 39.39861°N 92.91722°W / 39.39861; -92.91722.[1]

Mussel Fork was named for the river mussels along its course.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mussel Fork
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 22, 23 and 29, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Musseling the Mussel Fork (archived)". Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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