| Finley Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Christian, Webster and Stone |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 37°06′55″N 92°41′50″W / 37.11528°N 92.69722°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | James River in Stone County |
• coordinates | 36°57′54″N 93°21′46″W / 36.96500°N 93.36278°W |
• elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Riverdale, MO |
| • average | 281 cu/ft. per sec.[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Stewart Creek |
| • right | Pedelo Creek, Parched Corn Creek |
| [2] | |
Finley Creek is a stream in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[2][3] The headwaters of the Finley are in Webster County southeast of Seymour. The stream flows west-southwest into Christian County, through Ozark and into the northeast corner of Stone County to its confluence with the James River at the old townsite of Jamesville.[3] The Finley is bridged by Missouri Route 125 at Linden, Missouri Route 14 and US Route 65 in Ozark, and US Route 160 southwest of the old Riverdale dam.[3][4]
Some say Finley Creek was named after John Finley, who accompanied Daniel Boone to Kentucky in 1769. Others contend that the pair didn’t meet until after Finley had left Kentucky. [5] The creek is also rumored to be named after James Finley, an early hunter.[6]
- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finley Creek
- ^ a b c Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62-63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Highlandville Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1955
- ^ "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Christian County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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