Back Creek (Missouri)

Back Creek is a stream in eastern St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Wolf Creek which it joins about four miles southeast of Farmington, Missouri.[2]

The headwaters arise about one mile north of Libertyvile at 37°43′06″N 90°16′43″W / 37.71833°N 90.27861°W / 37.71833; -90.27861 and the stream flows northwest to west to its confluence with Wolf Creek at 37°44′49″N 90°23′01″W / 37.74694°N 90.38361°W / 37.74694; -90.38361Coordinates: 37°44′49″N 90°23′01″W / 37.74694°N 90.38361°W / 37.74694; -90.38361.[1][2]

Back Creek was named for the fact due to its irregular mouth, the creek backs up during high water.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Back Creek (Missouri)
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "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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