Finley Creek

Finley Creek is a stream in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[2][3] The headwaters of the Finley are in Webster County southeast of Seymour. The stream flows west-southwest into Christian County, through Ozark and into the northeast corner of Stone County to its confluence with the James River at the old townsite of Jamesville.[3] The Finley is bridged by Missouri Route 125 at Linden, Missouri Route 14 and US Route 65 in Ozark, and US Route 160 southwest of the old Riverdale dam.[3][4]

Finley Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountiesChristian, Webster and Stone
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates37°06′55″N 92°41′50″W
Mouth 
  location
James River in Stone County
  coordinates
36°57′54″N 93°21′46″W
  elevation
1,020 ft (310 m)
Discharge 
  locationRiverdale, MO
  average281 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftStewart Creek
  rightPedelo Creek, Parched Corn Creek
[2]

Some say Finley Creek was named after John Finley, a companion of Daniel Boone, while others believe the creek has the name of James Finley, an early hunter.[5]

See also

References

  1. https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=07052345&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finley Creek
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. Highlandville Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1955
  5. "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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