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Caldwell Creek (St. Francis River tributary)

Coordinates: 37°01′16″N 90°25′16″W / 37.0211634°N 90.4212225°W / 37.0211634; -90.4212225
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Caldwell Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the St. Francis River.

The stream headwaters arise just south of Missouri Route HH and east of US Route 67 at 37°03′29″N 90°28′18″W / 37.05806°N 90.47167°W / 37.05806; -90.47167 and it flows to the southeast. The confluence with the St. Francis is within the waters of Lake Wappapello south of the Holiday Landing campground at 37°01′16″N 90°25′16″W / 37.02111°N 90.42111°W / 37.02111; -90.42111. The confluence is about six miles south of Greenville.[2][1]

Caldwell Creek has the name of James Caldwell, a pioneer citizen.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caldwell Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
  2. ^ Greenville SW, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1976 rev.)
  3. ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.

37°01′16″N 90°25′16″W / 37.0211634°N 90.4212225°W / 37.0211634; -90.4212225