Carney Creek or Carneys Branch is a stream in eastern Barry County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.[1]
The stream headwaters are at 36°49′42″N 93°36′52″W / 36.82833°N 93.61444°W and its confluence with Flat Creek is at 36°45′48″N 93°36′13″W / 36.76333°N 93.60361°W.[1] The stream source is just southwest of Wheelerville on Missouri Route 248. It flows to the south-southeast and receives waters from Gum and Carney springs before joining Flat Creek. The stream's flow is intermittent and the confluence is about five and a half miles from its source.[2]
Carney Creek was named after Thomas Carney, a pioneer settler.[3]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carney Creek
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Barry County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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