Fowler Creek is a stream in Boone County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Cedar Creek,[2] which in turn is a tributary of the Missouri River.

The stream headwaters arise just east of the Columbia regional airport[3] at 38°48′49″N 92°12′57″W / 38.81361°N 92.21583°W / 38.81361; -92.21583.[1] It flows generally south passing through a portion of eastern eastern Boone County and enters Cedar Creek at the Callaway County line[2] at 38°42′47″N 92°13′01″W / 38.71306°N 92.21694°W / 38.71306; -92.21694.[1]

It is named after the local Fowler family.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fowler Creek
  2. ^ a b Jefferson City NW, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 (1986 rev.)
  3. ^ Millersburg SW, MO,' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1969 (1982 rev.)
  4. ^ "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)