McCoy Creek is a stream in St. Charles and Warren Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[2] It is a tributary to Big Creek.[3]
McCoy Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
Region | St. Charles and Warren counties |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 38°49′55″N 90°58′18″W / 38.83194°N 90.97167°W |
• elevation | 680[1] ft (210 m) |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 38°52′40″N 90°49′49″W / 38.87778°N 90.83028°W |
• elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Dry Branch, Enon Branch |
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The stream headwaters arise in northeastern Warren County about two miles northwest of Foristell and Interstate 70. The stream flows to the northeast into St. Charles County crossing under Missouri Route W and US Route 61 northwest of the Flint Hill community. It enters Big Creek just upstream (east) of the confluence of Big Creek with the Cuivre River.[3]
McCoy Creek has the name of Daniel and John McCoy, pioneer citizens.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Foristell, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1982 rev.)
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McCoy Creek (Missouri)
- ^ a b c Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "St. Charles County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.