Hurricane Creek (Missouri River tributary)
Hurricane Creek is a stream in northern Howard County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Missouri River which it enters just south of Glasgow.[2]
The stream headwaters arise approximately one mile west of Missouri Route 5 five miles northwest of Fayette at 39°12′33″N 92°44′37″W / 39.20917°N 92.74361°W[1] at an altitude of 850 feet.[3] The stream flows due west six miles passing under Missouri Route 87 about one mile south of Glasgow[2] to its confluence with the Missouri at 39°12′26″N 92°51′14″W / 39.20722°N 92.85389°W at an elevation of 614 feet.[1]
Hurricane Creek was named for an incident when a tornado flattened trees in the area.[4]
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- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hurricane Creek (Missouri River tributary)
- ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, 1998, Delorme p.30 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Fayette, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1953 (1979 rev.)
- ^ "Howard County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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