Isle du Bois Creek is a stream in Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve counties of the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.[2]

The stream headwaters arise at 38°05′24″N 90°20′27″W / 38.09000°N 90.34083°W / 38.09000; -90.34083 in southern Jefferson County and it flows to the east-northeast for approximately one-half mile. At this point it becomes the boundary between the two counties and meanders to the east and northeast. The stream passes under I-55 and US Route 61 approximately 1.5 miles south of the community of Danby. The stream continues on to the east-northeast to its confluence with the Mississippi at the south end of Rush Island at 38°06′01″N 90°13′56″W / 38.10028°N 90.23222°W / 38.10028; -90.23222.[2][1]

Isle du Bois is a name derived from the French denoting "isle of the woods".[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Isle du Bois Creek (Missouri)
  2. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme 1st ed. 1998, p. 49 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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