Establishment Creek

Stream in the US state of Missouri

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

The stream headwaters are at 37°52′02″N 90°17′53″W﻿ / ﻿37.86722°N 90.29806°W﻿ / 37.86722; -90.29806[1] between the communities of Sprott and Millers and the stream crosses under U.S. Route 55 and U.S. Route 61 southeast of Bloomsdale.[2] The confluence with the Mississippi is adjacent to the community of Clement at 38°01′40″N 90°06′45″W﻿ / ﻿38.02778°N 90.11250°W﻿ / 38.02778; -90.11250.[1] The stream is impounded as Lake Wanda Lee just south of Rocky Ridge.[2]

Establishment Creek was so named on account of pioneer settlement along its course, establishment meaning "settlement" in French.[3]

## See also

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* List of rivers of Missouri

## References

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1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Establishment Creek
2. ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 49 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. ^ "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.

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