Buck Creek is a stream in Lincoln County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the North Fork of the Cuivre River.

The stream headwaters arise one mile east of the community of Corso at 39°07′49″N 91°09′35″W / 39.13028°N 91.15972°W / 39.13028; -91.15972[1] at an elevation of approximately 675 feet.[2] The stream flows north and east to its confluence approximately three miles northwest of the community of Silex[3] at 39°08′48″N 91°06′54″W / 39.14667°N 91.11500°W / 39.14667; -91.11500 and an elevation of 509 feet.[1]

Buck Creek may be named for the bucks (male deer) observed along its course.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Creek (Cuivre River tributary)
  2. ↑ Louisville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1975
  3. ↑ Eolia, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1975 (1985 rev.)
  4. ↑ "Lincoln County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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