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Jordan Creek (Little Third Fork tributary)

Coordinates: 39°46′40″N 94°35′46″W / 39.77778°N 94.59611°W / 39.77778; -94.59611
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Jordan Creek is a stream in Clinton and DeKalb counties of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Little Third Fork of the Platte River and is 5.9 miles long.[2]

The stream headwaters arise in the northwest corner of Clinton County approximately one mile northwest of the community of Hemple at 39°44′00″N 94°34′36″W / 39.73333°N 94.57667°W / 39.73333; -94.57667.[1] The stream flows northwest into DeKalb County and turns north crossing under U.S. Route 36. It continues north to its confluence with the Third Fork at 39°46′40″N 94°35′46″W / 39.77778°N 94.59611°W / 39.77778; -94.59611.[1] The confluence is south of the community of Bayfield and approximately one-quarter mile east of the Dekalb-Buchanan county line.[3]

The name may be a transfer from the Jordan River in West Asia.[4]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jordan Creek (Little Third Fork tributary)
  2. ^ Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 20 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)