Terre Bleue Creek

Terre Bleue Creek is a stream in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties of eastern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Big River.

The source is located at: 37°52′32″N 90°19′12″W and the confluence is at: 37°56′29″N 90°30′59″W.[1]

Terre Bleue Creek was so named on account of the color of the dirt on its course, terre bleue being a name meaning "blue earth" in French.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Terre Bleue Creek
  2. "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.



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