Locust Creek is a stream in Morgan County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Gravois Creek.

The stream headwaters arise at 38°20′58″N 92°57′47″W / 38.34944°N 92.96306°W / 38.34944; -92.96306[1] adjacent to the west side of Missouri Route 132 at an elevation of 1,050 ft (320 m). The stream flows to the east under Route 132 and continues for a distance of approximately five miles to its confluence with Gravois Creek[2] at 38°20′33″N 92°52′36″W / 38.34250°N 92.87667°W / 38.34250; -92.87667 and an elevation of 705 ft (215 m).[1]

Locust Creek was so named on account of locust timber near its course.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Locust Creek (Gravois Creek tributary)
  2. ↑ Proctor Creek, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ↑ "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.



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