Honey Creek (Platte River tributary)
| Honey Creek | |
|---|---|
Honey Creek on 250th street bridge west of Ravenwood | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Iowa and Missouri |
| County | Taylor County, Iowa and Nodaway County, Missouri |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Grant Township |
| • coordinates | 40°48′31″N 94°29′22″W / 40.8086162°N 94.4893501°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Platte River |
• location | Jackson Township |
• coordinates | 40°21′19″N 94°41′16″W / 40.3552682°N 94.6877435°W[3] |
• elevation | 981 ft (299 m)[3] |
| Length | 49.7 mi (80.0 km)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Honey Creek → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean |
Honey Creek is a stream in Taylor County, Iowa and Nodaway County, Missouri in the United States.[3] It is a tributary of the Platte River and is 49.7 miles (80.0 km) long.[1]
There are three named direct tributaries: Morgan Branch, Hog Branch, Wolf Pen Branch, and Fox Branch.[1]
Honey Creek was so named on account of honeybees near its course.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "Rivers and Streams". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Honey Creek (Platte River tributary)
- ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.