Prairie Creek (Cowskin Creek tributary)

Prairie Creek is a stream in the west central Douglas County, Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Cowskin Creek. The stream headwaters are just north of the Ava city limits. It flows south through the west part of the city then turns southwest to west. The stream passes under routes 14 and 5 within west Ava. The confluence with Cowskin Creek is just east of Arno about four miles west-southwest of Ava.[2][3]

Prairie Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
RegionDouglas County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates36°58′03″N 92°39′30″W / 36.96750°N 92.65833°W / 36.96750; -92.65833
Mouth 
 • coordinates
36°56′19″N 92°44′31″W / 36.93861°N 92.74194°W / 36.93861; -92.74194
 • elevation
1,040 ft (320 m)
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Prairie Creek was named for the prairie land along its course.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie Creek (Cowskin Creek tributary)
  2. ^ Ava Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1982
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)