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Bates Creek is a stream in Washington County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Mine a Breton Creek.

The stream headwaters are at 37°52′59″N 90°50′27″W and its confluence with Mine a Breton Creek is at 37°56′50″N 90°47′54″W.[1] Bates Creek source area lies south of Potosi and it flows north passing west of Potosi before turning northeast and passing under Missouri routes 8 and 185 just before joining the Mine a Breton just northwest of the city.[2]

Bates Creek has the name of Moses Bates, proprietor of a local blast furnace.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

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