Dishwater Creek is a stream in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Loutre River.[2]
The stream headwaters arise at 38°52′24″N 91°31′37″W / 38.87333°N 91.52694°W[1] at an elevation of 800 feet.[2] The stream flows to the south-southwest through the Danville State Wildlife Area and passes under Missouri Route J to cross the Loutre floodplain[2] to its confluence with the Loutre River at 38°49′33″N 91°32′50″W / 38.82583°N 91.54722°W and an elevation of 515 feet.[1]
According to tradition, the stream was named because a local woman used the stream to wash dishes.[3]
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edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dishwater Creek
- ^ a b c Americus, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974 (1986 rev.)
- ^ "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
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