Dumas Creek

Dumas Creek is a stream in Clark County, Missouri.[1] It is a tributary on the west side of the Des Moines River and Lee County, Iowa lies across the river.[2]

The stream headwaters arise about one half mile east of Missouri Route 81 at 40°32′10″N 91°43′02″W.[1] The stream flows southeast passing northeast of Peaksville and crossing under Missouri Route DD. Northeast of Revere the stream turns to the northeast for two miles then east to its confluence with the Des Moines River is at 40°31′20″N 91°37′17″W.[1][3] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad line follows the stream valley from northeast of Revere to the confluence.[4]

Dumas Creek derives its name from one Mr. Dumass, an early settler.[5]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dumas Creek
  2. Argyle, Iowa, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1983 rev.)
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 17 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. Croton, Iowa, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1983 rev.)
  5. "Clark County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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