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Coon Creek (Osage River)

Coon Creek is a stream in Miller County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River.

The stream headwaters arise along the south side of Missouri Route A about one mile east of that roads intersection with Missouri Route 17. The stream flows northeast passing under Route A then turns north-northwest to pass under Missouri Route 52 and enters the Osage about three miles northeast (downstream) of Tuscumbia.

The headwaters are at: 38°11′22″N 92°23′44″W / 38.18944°N 92.39556°W / 38.18944; -92.39556 and an elevation of about 820 ft (250 m). The confluence with the Osage is at: 38°15′56″N 92°25′03″W / 38.26556°N 92.41750°W / 38.26556; -92.41750 at an elevation of 558 ft (170 m).

Coon Creek was so named due to the presence of raccoons near its course.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coon Creek (Osage River tributary)
  2. ^ Tuscumbia, Missouri, and Eugene, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1987
  3. ^ "Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.