Prairie Creek (Platte River tributary)
| Prairie Creek | |
|---|---|
Prairie Creek at Prairie Creek Greenway bridge in Platte City | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Platte |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Carroll Township, Platte County |
| • coordinates | 39°18′50″N 94°43′50″W / 39.31375567°N 94.73054123°W[2] |
| • elevation | 950 ft (290 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Platte River |
• location | Carroll Township, Platte County |
• coordinates | 39°18′26″N 94°47′59″W / 39.3072229°N 94.7996835°W[3] |
• elevation | 741 ft (226 m)[3] |
| Length | 8.1 mi (13.0 km)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Prairie Creek → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean |
Prairie Creek is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri[3][4] It is a tributary of the Platte River and is 8.1 miles (13.0 km) long.[1]
There are three named direct and indirect tributaries of this stream: Sand Branch, Fox Creek, and Big Creek.[1]
Prairie Creek was so named on account of a prairie near its headwaters.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Rivers and Streams". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie Creek (Platte River tributary)
- ^ Hutawa, Edward. "Map of that part of the State of Missouri which lies on the left bank of the Missouri river and West of the former boundary of the State, called Platte Country, 1842". Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
- ^ "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.