Panther Creek (Cape Girardeau County)

Stream in the U.S. state of Missouri

Panther Creek is a stream in eastern Bollinger and western Cape Girardeau counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Whitewater River which it enters approximately two miles south of Millersville.[2][3]

The stream headwaters arise in western Bollinger County one half mile east of the community of Scopus[3] at 37°23′49″N 89°54′58″W﻿ / ﻿37.39694°N 89.91611°W﻿ / 37.39694; -89.91611. The confluence is at 37°24′22″N 89°50′23″W﻿ / ﻿37.40611°N 89.83972°W﻿ / 37.40611; -89.83972.[1]

Panther Creek was named for fact the area once was the hunting ground of panthers.[4]

## See also

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* List of rivers of Missouri

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panther Creek (Cape Girardeau County)
2. ^ Millersville, MO, 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
3. ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 58 ISBN 0899332242
4. ^ "Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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