Castile Creek is a stream in Buchanan, Clinton and DeKalb counties the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Platte River[2] and is 45.3 miles long[3], the third longest tributary of the Platte River.

Castile Creek headwaters just northwest of Amity in DeKalb County and flows southwesterly about 9 miles before passing Stewartsville and entering Clinton County. The stream continues south-southwest over 7 miles before changing to become more westerly around Starfield. The stream passes south of Gower as it crosses into Buchanan County before depositing into the Platte River just north of the Platte County border.

Castile Creek has the name of William Castile, a pioneer citizen.[4]

Tributaries

There are 7[3] named direct and indirect tributaries of Castile Creek:

Buchanan County

Clinton County

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Castile Creek
  2. ^ Edgerton, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1978 rev.)
  3. ^ a b Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  4. ^ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°32′54″N 94°39′42″W / 39.548330°N 94.661624°W / 39.548330; -94.661624

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castile_Creek
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