Isaacs Creek (Missouri)

Isaacs Creek is a stream in Ripley County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Current River.[2]

The stream headwaters arise at 36°42′34″N 90°50′02″W / 36.7094444°N 90.8338889°W / 36.7094444; -90.8338889 at an elevation of approximately 585 feet. It flows to the southwest entering the Mark Twain National Forest and then turns to the south and flows roughly parallel to Missouri Route Y. It crosses under Route Y and enters the Current at 36°39′18″N 90°51′37″W / 36.655058°N 90.860401°W / 36.655058; -90.860401 approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Doniphan and an elevation of 341 feet.[2][1]

Isaacs Creek has the name of Isaac Payne, an early citizen.[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Isaacs Creek (Missouri)
  2. ^ a b Doniphan North, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1997
  3. ^ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.