Powers Creek is a stream in northeast Butler County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Black River.

The stream headwaters arise at 36°54′42″N 90°25′37″W / 36.9116667°N 90.4269444°W / 36.9116667; -90.4269444 and it flows to the southwest to its confluence with the Black River at 36°53′00″N 90°27′07″W / 36.883387°N 90.452057°W / 36.883387; -90.452057 southeast of Hendrickson and north of the community of Wilby after crossing under Missouri Route O and the Missouri Pacific Railway.[1][2][3]

Powers Creek was named after George Powers, an early settler.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powers Creek
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 67 ISBN 0899332242
  3. ↑ Hendrickson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966
  4. ↑ "Butler County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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