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Camp Creek (Cuivre River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°01′56″N 91°12′14″W / 39.03222°N 91.20389°W / 39.03222; -91.20389
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Camp Creek is a stream in Montgomery, Warren and Lincoln counties in Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the West Fork of the Cuivre River.

The stream headwaters in eastern Montgomery County are at 38°50′34″N 91°16′33″W / 38.84278°N 91.27583°W / 38.84278; -91.27583 and the confluence with the West Fork of the Cuivre in southwest Lincoln County is at 39°01′56″N 91°12′14″W / 39.03222°N 91.20389°W / 39.03222; -91.20389. The stream passes through the northwest corner of Warren County between those points.[1]

Camp Creek was named for the fact pioneers camped near its course.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Creek (Cuivre River tributary)
  2. ^ "Montgomery County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.