Swamp Creek or Swamp Branch is a stream in Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Frederick Creek.

The stream headwaters are at 36°33′22″N 91°14′30″W / 36.55611°N 91.24167°W / 36.55611; -91.24167 and the confluence with Frederick Creek is at 36°34′18″N 91°13′35″W / 36.57167°N 91.22639°W / 36.57167; -91.22639.[1]

Swamp Creek was so named on account of wetlands near its course.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Swamp Creek (Missouri)
  2. ↑ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2017.



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