Deer Creek is a stream in northwestern Benton County, Arkansas and southwestern McDonald County, Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Butler Creek.

The stream headwaters are in Arkansas east-northeast of Sulphur Springs at an elevation of about 1,200 feet (370 m) (36°29′24″N 94°24′07″W / 36.49000°N 94.40194°W / 36.49000; -94.40194). The stream flows to the west northwest for approximately 4.5 miles to its confluence with Butler Creek. The confluence is at an elevation of 860 feet (260 m) (36°30′32″N 94°28′48″W / 36.50889°N 94.48000°W / 36.50889; -94.48000).[1][2]

Deer Creek was named for the numerous deer along its course.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek (Butler Creek tributary)
  2. ↑ Gravette, AR-MO and Noel, MO 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1971 and 1982
  3. ↑ "McDonald County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 4, 2016.



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