Bois Brule Creek (Osage River tributary)

Coordinates: 38°22′14″N 92°15′42″W / 38.37056°N 92.26167°W / 38.37056; -92.26167
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Bois Brule Creek is a stream in Cole and Miller counties of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.

The stream headwaters are in northeast Miller County at 38°22′11″N 92°24′23″W / 38.36972°N 92.40639°W / 38.36972; -92.40639 and the confluence with the Osage in southwest Cole County is at 38°22′14″N 92°15′42″W / 38.37056°N 92.26167°W / 38.37056; -92.26167.[1] The source area for the stream lies just south of U.S. Route 54 north of Eugene. The stream flow eastward crossing under Missouri Route 17 and on east meandering northeast and passing under Missouri Route H before entering the Osage west of St. Thomas.[2]

Bois Brule is a name derived from French meaning "burnt woods".[3]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bois Brule Creek (Osage River tributary)
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2007, Third edition, pp. 45-6, ISBN 0-89933-353-2
  3. ^ "Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)