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Woolsey Creek

Coordinates: 37°54′34″N 92°51′30″W / 37.90944°N 92.85833°W / 37.90944; -92.85833
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Woolsey Creek is a stream in Camden and Laclede counties the Ozarks of south central Missouri.[1] Woolsey Creek is a tributary to the Niangua River. The stream enters the Niangua just upstream (south) of Lake Niangua.[2]

The stream headwaters are at 37°50′08″N 92°45′14″W / 37.83556°N 92.75389°W / 37.83556; -92.75389 and the confluence with the Niangua is at 37°54′34″N 92°51′30″W / 37.90944°N 92.85833°W / 37.90944; -92.85833.[1]

Woolsey Creek was named after Daniel Woolsey, a pioneer citizen.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woolsey Creek
  2. ^ Hahatonka, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. ^ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.