Terre Bleue Creek
Tributary to Big River
Terre Bleue Creek is located in Missouri
Terre Bleue Creek
Location of Terre Bleue Creek mouth
Terre Bleue Creek is located in the United States
Terre Bleue Creek
Terre Bleue Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountySt. Francois
Physical characteristics
SourceHickory Creek divide
  locationabout 3 miles south of Goose Creek Lake
  coordinates37°52′32.19″N 090°19′12.44″W / 37.8756083°N 90.3201222°W / 37.8756083; -90.3201222[1]
  elevation990 ft (300 m)[1]
MouthBig River
  location
about 2 miles northeast of Bonne Terre, Missouri
  coordinates
37°56′29.19″N 090°30′59.45″W / 37.9414417°N 90.5165139°W / 37.9414417; -90.5165139[1]
  elevation
627 ft (191 m)[1]
Length21.73 mi (34.97 km)[2]
Basin size66.28 square miles (171.7 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationBig River
  average85.39 cu ft/s (2.418 m3/s) at mouth with Big River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBig RiverMeramec RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBig River
Tributaries 
  leftSalem Creek
  rightBear Creek
Andrews Branch
Beaver Creek
Dry Branch
Hazel Run
Pike Run
BridgesMcCord Road, State Road EE, Highway JJ, Highway D, Hillsboro Road, Highway K


Terre Bleue Creek is a stream in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties of eastern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Big River.

Terre Bleue Creek was so named on account of the color of the dirt on its course, terre bleue being a name meaning "blue earth" in French.[4]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Terre Bleu Creek
  • Terre Blue Creek

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terre Bleue Creek access-date=11 January 2023}}
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.



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