Bowen Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)
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 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.[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[edit]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bowen Creek (Bourbeuse River tributary)
- ^ Rosati, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963 (1986 rev.)
- ^ Redbird, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1962 (1980 rev)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 47, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "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.
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