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Burroughs Creek

Coordinates: 38°38′28″N 90°21′06″W / 38.6411111°N 90.3516667°W / 38.6411111; -90.3516667
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Burroughs Creek is a stream in St. Louis County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The 1-mile (1.6 km) long stream is a tributary to Black Creek.[1]

Burroughs Creek is named after John Burroughs (1837–1921), an American naturalist and nature essayist.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burroughs Creek
  2. ^ "2010 tributaries naming project". Deer Creek Watershed Alliance. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2019.

38°38′28″N 90°21′06″W / 38.6411111°N 90.3516667°W / 38.6411111; -90.3516667