Little Third Fork Platte River
| Little Third Fork Platte River Livingston Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Gentry, DeKalb, and Buchanan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | King City, Jackson Township, Gentry County |
| • coordinates | 40°03′01″N 94°31′13″W / 40.0502524°N 94.52028163°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Third Fork Platte River |
• location | Marion Township, Buchanan County |
• coordinates | 39°46′15″N 94°38′06″W / 39.7708292°N 94.6349585°W[3] |
• elevation | 850 ft (260 m)[3] |
| Length | 30.9 mi (49.7 km)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Third Fork → Third Fork Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean |
| Stream gradient 7.8 ft/mi (1.48 m/km)[1] | |
Little Third Fork Platte River is a stream in Gentry, DeKalb, and Buchanan counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[3] It is a tributary of the Third Fork Platte River and is 30.9 miles (49.7 km) long.[1]
This stream was previously denoted as Livingston Creek.[4]
Course
The stream begins in the southwest of Gentry County in King City and flows southerly through DeKalb County past Clarksdale before curving southwest and joining the Third Fork Platte River in the northeast of Buchanan County.
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: Little Third Fork Platte River
- ^ "The 1877 Atlas of Buchanan County, MO". St. Joseph Public Library. Retrieved October 28, 2025.