Dry Fork is a stream in Moniteau County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of North Moreau Creek.

The stream headwaters are located one mile east of Tipton at 38°39′06″N 92°44′34″W / 38.65167°N 92.74278°W / 38.65167; -92.74278[1] at an elevation of approximately 920 feet.[2] The stream flows to the east-southeast passing under US Route 50 and continues for approximately six miles to its confluence with North Moreau Creek about four miles west of California.[2] The confluence is at 38°37′30″N 92°39′01″W / 38.6250257°N 92.6501910°W / 38.6250257; -92.6501910 at an elevation of 741 feet.[1]

Dry Fork was so named as its streambed is typically dry.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Fork (North Moreau Creek tributary)
  2. 1 2 Clarksburg, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1952 (1986 rev.)
  3. ↑ "Moniteau County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.



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