Cane Creek (Byrd Creek tributary)

Cane Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri.^[1] It is a tributary of Byrd Creek.^[2]

The stream headwaters arise at 37°27′47″N 89°38′27″W^[1] along the west side of Fruitland. The stream flows to the southwest passing under I-55 and then Missouri Route 34 west of Jackson^[3] to its confluence with Byrd Creek 2.5 miles southeast of Burfordville^[2] at 37°21′08″N 89°45′47″W.^[1]

Cane Creek was lined with cane, hence the name.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cane Creek (Byrd Creek tributary)
2. Burfordville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980
3. Jackson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1978 rev.)
4. "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.