Terre Bleue Creek

Terre Bleue Creek
Tributary to Big River
Terre Bleue Creek is located in Missouri
Terre Bleue Creek
Location of Terre Bleue Creek mouth
Terre Bleue Creek is located in the United States
Terre Bleue Creek
Terre Bleue Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountySt. Francois
Physical characteristics
SourceHickory Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles south of Goose Creek Lake
 • coordinates37°52′32.19″N 090°19′12.44″W / 37.8756083°N 90.3201222°W / 37.8756083; -90.3201222[1]
 • elevation990 ft (300 m)[1]
MouthBig River
 • location
about 2 miles northeast of Bonne Terre, Missouri
 • coordinates
37°56′29.19″N 090°30′59.45″W / 37.9414417°N 90.5165139°W / 37.9414417; -90.5165139[1]
 • elevation
627 ft (191 m)[1]
Length21.73 mi (34.97 km)[2]
Basin size66.28 square miles (171.7 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationBig River
 • average85.39 cu ft/s (2.418 m3/s) at mouth with Big River[3]
Basin features
ProgressionBig RiverMeramec RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBig River
Tributaries 
 • leftSalem Creek
 • rightBear Creek
Andrews Branch
Beaver Creek
Dry Branch
Hazel Run
Pike Run
BridgesMcCord Road, State Road EE, Highway JJ, Highway D, Hillsboro Road, Highway K


Terre Bleue Creek is a stream in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties of eastern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Big River.

Terre Bleue Creek was so named on account of the color of the dirt on its course, terre bleue being a name meaning "blue earth" in French.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terre Bleue Creek, Retrieved 11 January 2023
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.