Holliday Creek (Missouri)
| Holliday Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Holliday Creek in Missouri | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Wayne County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | St. Francis River (within Lake Wappapello) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | St. Francis River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | St. Francis River |
| Named for | Hiram Holliday, local lumber businessman |
Holliday Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary to the St. Francis River within Lake Wappapello.
The stream headwaters arise north of Missouri Route E west of the community of Burbank at 37°09′28″N 90°23′33″W / 37.15778°N 90.39250°W. The stream flows southwest passing southeast of Greenville and enters the waters of Lake Wappapello. The confluence with the St. Francis prior to the lake formation was just southeast of the US Route 67 bridge at 37°05′42″N 90°26′56″W / 37.09500°N 90.44889°W.[1][2][3][4]
Holliday Creek has the name of Hiram Holliday, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Holliday Creek (Missouri)
- ^ Greenville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1985 rev.)
- ^ Greenville SW, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1976 rev.)
- ^ Greenville, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1934
- ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.