Greasy Creek is a stream in southwest Barry County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Big Sugar Creek.
The stream headwaters are at 36°35′55″N 93°58′30″W / 36.59861°N 93.97500°W and the confluence with Big Sugar Creek is at 36°30′45″N 94°02′48″W / 36.51250°N 94.04667°W.[1] The stream source is just to the northwest of Washburn. The stream flows to the southwest passing under Missouri Route 90 and flowing parallel to county roads 1045, 1037 and 2290 to join Big Sugar Creek in the southwest corner of Barry County.[2][3][4]
Greasy Creek was named for the greasy quality of its water.[5]
See also
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edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greasy Creek (Big Sugar Creek tributary)
- ^ Seligman, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999
- ^ Jacket, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 60-61, 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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