Cottey Creek (also called Cottey Branch) is a
stream
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in
Knox County in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
It is a tributary of
Troublesome Creek.
The stream headwaters arise at and it flows generally north for approximately two miles to its confluence at .
[ The confluence is 2.5 miles southwest of Knox City and 6.5 miles southeast of ]Edina
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Cottey Creek has the name of the local Cottey family.
See also
*List of rivers of Missouri
List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state).
By drainage basin
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Mississippi River
Arkansas River
*Mississippi River
**Arkansas River (AR ...
References
Rivers of Knox County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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