Flat Creek (James River)

Flat Creek
Stream
Country United States
State Missouri
Region Barry and Stone counties
Tributaries
 - left Gunter Creek, Jenkins Creek, Dry Creek
 - right Rockhouse Creek
Source
 - elevation 1,460[1] ft (445 m)
 - coordinates 36°36′19″N 93°57′48″W / 36.60528°N 93.96333°W / 36.60528; -93.96333
Mouth
 - elevation 915 ft (279 m)
 - coordinates 36°44′35″N 93°30′24″W / 36.74306°N 93.50667°W / 36.74306; -93.50667Coordinates: 36°44′35″N 93°30′24″W / 36.74306°N 93.50667°W / 36.74306; -93.50667
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Flat Creek is a stream in Barry and Stone counties of southern Missouri.[2] It is a tributary of the James River.

The stream source is north of Washburn and the confluence is with the James River arm of Table Rock Lake north of Cape Fair.[2][3]

From its headwaters near Washburn, the stream flows northeast parallel to Missouri Route 37 passing through southeast Cassville. It continues to the northeast until meeting Little Flat Creek south of McDowell. The stream then flows to the southeast past Jenkins and under Missouri Route 248. The stream course begins to meander turning east and passing under Missouri Route 39 north of Cato. It meanders east passing into Stone County to enter a north arm of Table Rock Lake after passing under Missouri Route 173 north of Cape Fair.[3]

Flat Creek was so named on account of flat terrain near its course in the vicinity of Cassville.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Seligman, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Creek (James River)
  3. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ↑ "Stone County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.


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