Huzzah Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
Huzzah Creek is a stream in southern Madison County the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the St. Francis River.[2]
The stream headwaters arise just south of Missouri Route N and one mile west of US Route 67 at an elevation of about 730 feet. The stream flows southwest then west for a distance of about two miles with the final half mile passing through Huzzah Canyon. The confluence with the St. Francis is about one mile north of the Madison-Wayne county line.[2] The confluence is at an elevation of 436 feet.[1] Nearby communities include Coldwater about 2.5 miles southeast of the confluence in Wayne County, Saco 2.5 miles north and Beulah three miles to the west.[3]
The source is at 37°20′09″N 90°24′32″W / 37.33583°N 90.40889°W and the confluence is at 37°19′41″N 90°26′38″W / 37.32806°N 90.44389°W.[1]
Huzzah is a variant name of the Osage Indians.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huzzah Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
- ^ a b Coldwater, Missouri. 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Madison County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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