Greasy Creek (Saline River tributary)

Greasy Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountySte. Genevieve County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMissouri
MouthSaline Creek

Greasy Creek is a stream in Ste. Genevieve County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Saline Creek.

Greasy Creek was so named on account of its greasy (or muddy) water.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greasy Creek (Saline River tributary)
  2. ^ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

37°44′12″N 90°10′45″W / 37.7367194°N 90.1792846°W / 37.7367194; -90.1792846

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