Claybaugh Creek
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Claybaugh Creek is a stream in the Saint Francois Mountains of Iron County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]
The headwaters arise high on the south slope of Taum Sauk Mountain about 2000 feet south of the lookout at an elevation of about 1620 feet[2] at 37°33′52″N 90°43′21″W / 37.56444°N 90.72250°W.[1] The stream flows south and east to its confluence with Minor Creek at the head of Royal Gorge, adjacent to Missouri Route 21[2] at 37°32′35″N 90°40′56″W / 37.54306°N 90.68222°W at an elevation of 1063 feet.[1]
Claybaugh Creek bears the name of an early local charcoal producer.[3]
