Pierson Creek or Pearson Creek is a stream in southeastern Greene County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.[1] The stream is a tributary of the James River.
The source area for the stream is about two miles west of Strafford and the stream flows south passing under I-44 then turns to the southwest. The stream enters the eastern portion of Springfield and turns south again as it crosses under Cherry Street. It flows under Missouri Route D and joins the James River about three miles northeast of the U.S. Route 60/U.S. Route 65 interchange of south Springfield.[2][3][4]
The stream headwaters are at 37°16′29″N 93°09′25″W / 37.27472°N 93.15694°W and the confluence with the James River is at 37°09′50″N 93°11′48″W / 37.16389°N 93.19667°W. The confluence is at an elevation of 1,155 feet (352 m)[1] and the elevation of the source is approximately 1,438 feet (438 m).[2]
The stream is the location of the type section for the Pierson Limestone as exposed near the Route D crossing.[5]
The stream was named for a mill on the stream which was built by Jerry Pearson in 1828–31. Pearson had acquired rights to the property from the Delaware Indians.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pierson Creek (James River tributary)
- ^ a b Bassville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961
- ^ Galloway, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1960 (1978 ed.)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 222
- ^ Greene County Place Names, 1928-1945; The State Historical Society of Missouri
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