Knob Creek (Stouts Creek)

Knob Creek is a stream in Iron and St. Francois counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Stouts Creek.

The stream headwaters arise on the west flank of Oak Mountain at an elevation of 1400 feet. The stream flows west-southwest to enter the adjacent valley near Lopez about one mile south of Middlebrook in the southwest corner of St. Francois County. The stream enters Iron County and turns south-southeast and flows past Pilot Knob and Ironton to its confluence with Stouts Creek.[2]

The source area is at 37°39′14″N 90°37′59″W / 37.65389°N 90.63306°W / 37.65389; -90.63306 and the confluence is at 37°36′01″N 90°36′51″W / 37.60028°N 90.61417°W / 37.60028; -90.61417Coordinates: 37°36′01″N 90°36′51″W / 37.60028°N 90.61417°W / 37.60028; -90.61417.[1]

Knob Creek was named for a summit along its course called Pilot Knob.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Knob Creek (Stouts Creek)
  2. ↑ Graniteville, Missouri, Ironton, Missouri, and Lake Killarney, Missouri,7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1968
  3. ↑ "Iron County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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