Big Creek (Cuivre River)

Big Creek
Stream
Country United States
State Missouri
Region Lincoln, St. Charles and Warren counties
Tributaries
 - left Schlanker Branch, Yeater Creek, Dry Creek, Coon Creek
 - right Hickory Lick Creek, Indian Camp Creek, McCoy Creek
Source
 - elevation 890[1] ft (271 m)
 - coordinates 38°47′34″N 91°09′06″W / 38.79278°N 91.15167°W / 38.79278; -91.15167
Mouth
 - elevation 433 ft (132 m)
 - coordinates 38°52′44″N 90°49′38″W / 38.87889°N 90.82722°W / 38.87889; -90.82722Coordinates: 38°52′44″N 90°49′38″W / 38.87889°N 90.82722°W / 38.87889; -90.82722
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Big Creek is a stream in Lincoln, St. Charles and Warren counties of the U.S. state of Missouri.[2] It is a tributary of the Cuivre River.

The source area for the stream lies just southwest of Warrenton in Warren County. The stream flows north passing under Interstate 70 and turns east passing under Missouri Route 47 before entering Lincoln county. The stream meanders east and becomes the boundary between Lincoln and St. Charles counties. It passes under US Route 61 and enters the Cuivre to the north of Wentzville and the communities of Flint Hill and Enon.[3]

An early variant name was "Eagle Fork".[2] According to tradition, the former name was applied because eagles often attacked an early settler's hogs.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Warrenton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1973 (1986 rev.)
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Creek
  3. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 39-40, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
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