Marble Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
Stream in the US state of Missouri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marble Creek is a stream in Iron and Madison Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the St. Francis River.
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Marble Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
Counties | Iron and Madison |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | St. Francis River |
• location | Just east of French Mills, Madison County |
• coordinates | 37°26′55″N 90°28′42″W |
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The stream headwaters arise in Iron County southwest of Arcadia at 37°32′49″N 90°39′43″W and it flows southeast and then east to its confluence with the St. Francis in Madison County just east of French Mills at 37°26′55″N 90°28′42″W.[1][2]
Marble Creek was so named because the limestone in the stream bed had the appearance of marble.[3]