Terre Bleue Creek
Terre Bleue Creek is a stream in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties of eastern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River.
Terre Bleue Creek was so named on account of the color of the dirt on its course, terre bleue being a name meaning "blue earth" in French.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Terre Bleu Creek
- Terre Blue Creek
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terre Bleue Creek, Retrieved 11 January 2023
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
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