Sinking Creek is a stream in Lawrence and Dade counties of southwest Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Turnback Creek.
The stream source is in the northeast corner of Lawrence County at 37°16′55″N 93°40′54″W / 37.28194°N 93.68167°W. The confluence with TurnBack Creek in south east Dade County is at 37°22′19″N 93°47′38″W / 37.37194°N 93.79389°W.[1]
The stream flows past the southwest edge of Everton and the village of Pilgrim. The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway follows the stream valley.[2][3][4]
Sinking Creek was named for its status as a losing stream.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sinking Creek (Turnback Creek tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Everton Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1956
- ^ South Greenfield Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1956
- ^ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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