Mingo Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
Mingo Creek is a stream in Stoddard and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of St. Francis River.
The stream headwaters are within the Mingo Swamp in Wayne County (at 36°59′08″N 90°12′03″W / 36.98556°N 90.20083°W). It flows south into Stoddard County and past the communities of Mingo and Cobb then turns west to re-enter Wayne County just prior to its confluence with the St. Francis about two miles east-southeast of the Wappapello Lake dam (at 36°55′31″N 90°14′42″W / 36.92528°N 90.24500°W) at an elevation of 341 feet (104 m).[1][2]
Mingo Creek took its name from Mingo Swamp.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mingo Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
- ^ Puxico, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1986 rev)
- ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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