Locust Creek is a

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in Wayne County,

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, Putnam and

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counties in

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. It is a tributary of the Grand River. The stream

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arise in southeast Wayne County at an elevation of approximately 1080 feet and three miles west-southwest of

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. It flows south into Putnam County, Missouri, and passes under

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six miles west of Unionville. It continues into Sullivan County passing three miles west of

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. It continues south roughly parallel to and west of

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past the west side of

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, through the Locust Creek Conservation Area and passing east of Reger, Missouri, Reger. It enters Linn County just west of Browning, Missouri, Browning. It flows south through Linn County passing the communities of Purdin, Missouri, Purdin, Linneus, Missouri, Linneus and Laclede, Missouri, Laclede. The stream turns to the southwest and enters Pershing State Park. The stream exits Linn County, and forms the boundary between Chariton and Livingston counties, and reaches its confluence with the Grand just west of the community of Sumner, Missouri, Sumner. The confluence is at an elevation of 640 feet. At Linneus, the creek has a mean annual discharge of 351 cubic feet per second. Locust Creek was named for the Black locust, black or Honey locust, honey locust timber lining its course.

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Rivers of Wayne County, Iowa Rivers of Chariton County, Missouri Rivers of Linn County, Missouri Rivers of Livingston County, Missouri Rivers of Putnam County, Missouri Rivers of Sullivan County, Missouri Rivers of Iowa Rivers of Missouri {{Iowa-river-stub

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