Carney Creek

Carney Creek or Carneys Branch is a stream in eastern Barry County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.[1]

The stream headwaters are at 36°49′42″N 93°36′52″W / 36.82833°N 93.61444°W / 36.82833; -93.61444 and its confluence with Flat Creek is at 36°45′48″N 93°36′13″W / 36.76333°N 93.60361°W / 36.76333; -93.60361Coordinates: 36°45′48″N 93°36′13″W / 36.76333°N 93.60361°W / 36.76333; -93.60361.[1] The stream source is just southwest of Wheelerville on Missouri Route 248. It flows to the south-southeast and receives waters from Gum and Carney springs before joining Flat Creek. The stream's flow is intermittent and the confluence is about five and a half miles from its source.[2]

Carney Creek was named after Thomas Carney, a pioneer settler.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carney Creek
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "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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