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Bowen Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)

Coordinates: 38°09′59″N 91°32′28″W / 38.16639°N 91.54111°W / 38.16639; -91.54111
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Bowen Creek is a stream in Phelps, Crawford and Gasconade counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Bourbeuse River.

The stream headwaters arise in Crawford County adjacent to the Crawford-Phelps county line at 38°05′39″N 91°31′30″W / 38.09417°N 91.52500°W / 38.09417; -91.52500 and the stream flows north along and crossing the county line several times before crossing into Gasconade County to its confluence with the Bourbeuse River at 38°09′59″N 91°32′28″W / 38.16639°N 91.54111°W / 38.16639; -91.54111.[1][2][3] The confluence is 1.5 mile west of Jake Prairie and two miles southeast of Redbird.[4]

Bowen Creek has the name of Colonel Isaiah Bowen, the proprietor of a local watermill.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)
  2. ^ Rosati, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963 (1986 rev.)
  3. ^ Redbird, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1980 rev)
  4. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  5. ^ "Gasconade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)