Grand Canyon (Missouri)

Grand Canyon is a valley in Warren County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The valley is an approximately four mile section of Charrette Creek which has a relatively wide floodplain (about 0.25 mile wide) between high canyon walls (about 300 feet high). The north end of the "canyon" is at 38°43′18″N 91°05′21″W and the south or downstream end is at 38°39′32″N 91°06′14″W.[1][2]

The name of the valley is an allusion to the Grand Canyon in Arizona.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Canyon (Missouri)
  2. Marthasville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, U.S. Geological Survey, 1951
  3. "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.


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