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Brush Creek (Missouri River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°11′09″N 94°46′00″W / 39.1858362°N 94.7666275°W / 39.1858362; -94.7666275
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Brush Creek is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Missouri River.

Brush Creek was so named on account of brush near its course.[2]

Course

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Brush Creek headwaters northwest of Tiffany Springs, Kansas City beside Interstate 29 and flows west-southwest for about 4 miles. Then, around Interstate 435 the stream turns southward and travels about 5 miles before reaching the Missouri River.

Tributaries

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There are 2 named tributaries of Brush Creek: Hayes Creek and Naylor Creek

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brush Creek (Missouri River tributary)
  2. ^ "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

39°11′09″N 94°46′00″W / 39.1858362°N 94.7666275°W / 39.1858362; -94.7666275