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Macks Creek (Little Niangua River tributary)

Coordinates: 38°00′57″N 93°00′48″W / 38.01583°N 93.01333°W / 38.01583; -93.01333
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Macks Creek is a stream in Dallas and Camden counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Little Niangua River.

The stream headwaters arise in northern Dallas County at 37°53′39″N 92°58′51″W / 37.89417°N 92.98083°W / 37.89417; -92.98083 at an elevation of 1,090 feet (330 m).[2] The stream flows north into Camden County through Black Hollow and turns west after crossing under U.S. Route 54 at the community of Macks Creek.[2] The stream flows northwest and north to its confluence with the Little Niangua River at 38°00′57″N 93°00′48″W / 38.01583°N 93.01333°W / 38.01583; -93.01333 at an elevation of 725 feet (221 m).[1][3]

The stream and community most likely was named after the local Mack or Hack family of early settlers in the area.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macks Creek (Little Niangua River tributary)
  2. ^ a b Macks Creek, MO., 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. ^ Climax Springs, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1960
  4. ^ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)