Sand Creek (Tebo Creek tributary)

Sand Creek is a stream in Henry County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Tebo Creek.

The stream headwaters are just east of Missouri Route 13 about two miles south of Shawnee Mound (at 38°31′05″N 93°45′39″W / 38.51806°N 93.76083°W / 38.51806; -93.76083) and the stream flows southeast to cross Missouri Route 52 just west of Calhoun. The stream is impounded as a small lake west of Calhoun. From there the stream flows south then east to its confluence with Tebo Creek (at 38°25′48″N 93°36′58″W / 38.43000°N 93.61611°W / 38.43000; -93.61611).[1][2]

The stream was originally named Little Tebo Creek, but was renamed Sand Creek to avoid confusion. The name was chosen due to the presence of a large sand dune or sand bar along its course.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sand Creek (Tebo Creek tributary)
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 35 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Henry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)