Marlowe Creek
Marlowe Creek is a stream in Worth County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Grand River.
The stream headwaters arise about one-quarter mile south of the Missouri-Iowa state line at 40°33′55″N 94°24′37″W / 40.56528°N 94.41028°W at an elevation of approximately 1140 feet. The stream flows to the southwest and south passing Grant City approximately four miles north of its confluence with the Middle Fork at 40°25′50″N 94°26′29″W / 40.43056°N 94.44139°W and an elevation of 912 feet.
A variant name was "Marlow Creek". The stream bears the name of a local minister.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marlowe Creek
- ^ Blockton, IA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
- ^ Grant City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986
- ^ "Worth County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.