Fox Creek is a south flowing stream in Douglas and Wright counties of the southern Missouri Ozarks. It is a tributary to Bryant Creek. The stream source is about three quarters of a mile east of Missouri Route C just southeast of the town of Norwood in southern Wright County. The stream flows in a meandering southerly direction past Denlow on Missouri Route 76; east of Champion; just west of Gentryville on Missouri Route 14; and Bertha to its confluence with Bryant Creek just south of Bertha.[3] The elevation of the confluence is 722 ft (220 m).[1]
| Fox Creek | |
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 Fox Creek looking south from county road bridge at Champion, Missouri | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Region | Douglas County and Wright County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 37°05′24″N 92°23′58″W / 37.09000°N 92.39944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,400[2] ft (430 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 36°49′34″N 92°23′13″W / 36.82611°N 92.38694°W |
• elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
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References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fox Creek (Bryant Creek tributary)
- ^ Norwood, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951 (revised 1985)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2