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Andys Creek

Coordinates: 37°10′8.19″N 090°14′39.39″W / 37.1689417°N 90.2442750°W / 37.1689417; -90.2442750
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Andys Creek
Tributary to Bear Creek
Andys Creek is located in Missouri
Andys Creek
Location of Andys Creek mouth
Andys Creek is located in the United States
Andys Creek
Andys Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWayne
Physical characteristics
SourceMcCabe Creek divide
 • locationabout 8 miles northeast of Greenville, Missouri
 • coordinates37°11′2.19″N 090°17′19.40″W / 37.1839417°N 90.2887222°W / 37.1839417; -90.2887222[1]
 • elevation575 ft (175 m)[1]
MouthBear Creek
 • location
about 10 miles north-northeast of Childers Hill
 • coordinates
37°10′8.19″N 090°14′39.39″W / 37.1689417°N 90.2442750°W / 37.1689417; -90.2442750[1]
 • elevation
400 ft (120 m)[1]
Length2.65 mi (4.26 km)[2]
Basin size3.90 square miles (10.1 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationBear Creek
 • average7.65 cu ft/s (0.217 m3/s) at mouth with Bear Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBear CreekCastor RiverHeadwater Diversion ChannelMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemCastor River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMo-Oo

Andys Creek is a stream in eastern Wayne County, Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Bear Creek.[citation needed]

Andys Creek, historically called "Andy's Branch", has the name of a pioneer citizen.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Andys Creek
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.