Kaolin Creek

Kaolin Creek is a stream in northern Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Ottery Creek.

The stream headwaters arise on the south flank of Johnson Mountain between Banner to the east and Enough to the west at 37°42′39″N 90°52′42″W and the stream flows to the south-southeast to its confluence with Ottery Creek at 37°40′08″N 90°53′39″W.[1][2]

Kaolin Creek was named for deposits of kaolin in the area.[3]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kaolin Creek
  2. Johnson Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1977 rev.)
  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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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