White Cloud Creek

White Cloud Creek
White Cloud Creek at Impala Trail bridge in White Cloud Township, Nodaway County
Location
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyAndrew and Nodaway
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Union Township, Nodaway County, Missouri
 • coordinates40°27′30″N 94°52′38″W / 40.4583198°N 94.87725883°W / 40.4583198; -94.87725883[1]
 • elevation1,150 ft (350 m)[1]
MouthOne Hundred and Two River
 • location
 Benton Township, Andrew County, Missouri
 • coordinates
40°07′04″N 94°50′17″W / 40.1177703°N 94.8380245°W / 40.1177703; -94.8380245[2]
 • elevation
909 ft (277 m)[2]
Length30.1 mi (48.4 km)[3]
Basin features
ProgressionWhite Cloud Creek → One Hundred and Two River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean

White Cloud Creek is a stream in Nodaway and Andrew counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[2] It is a tributary of the One Hundred and Two River and is 30.1 miles (48.4 km) long.[3]

History

Etymology

White Cloud Creek gets its name from Indians,[4] perhaps even of the same name.[5] The stream has also been known as Whitecloud Creek,[6] White Clouds Creek,[7][8] White River[9], and White Coal Creek.[10]

Communities

In the 19th Century, there were two distinct communities along White Cloud Creek named Whitecloud in Nodaway County. The northerly one was located just south of Xenia in Polk Township and the other more prominent Whitecloud was located in White Cloud Township north of Pumpkin Center.[11]

Geography

Course

The stream headwaters arise in Nodaway County approximately 1.5 miles west of Pickering and flows south-southeast crossing under US Route 71 and Missouri Route 46 three miles west of Maryville. It then turns and flows to the south-southeast passing about 1.5 miles west of the community of Pumpkin Center. It crosses under Route 71 again about three miles southwest of Barnard and enters Andrew County where it enters the One Hundred and Two River approximately one-half mile south of the county line and one mile west of the community of Bolckow.[12][2][13]

Watershed

The watershed of White Cloud Creek is a tall and narrow one stretching across 4 political townships and being closely paralleled by the Nodaway River on its west and its parent river, the One Hundred and Two River.[6] No present communtiies lie in its watershed besides the western portion of Nodaway County's seat, Maryville, which is drained by Peach Creek.[14]

Tributaries

There are six named direct tributaries of White Cloud Creek: Mullin Creek, Peach Creek, Big Slough, Theater Creek, Pumpkin Center Creek, and Pond Creek.[3] The stream's eastern side has been noted for its many smaller branches, which were appreciated by settlers for agriculture.[4]

Crossings

There are 6 highways that cross White Cloud Creek in Nodaway County: U.S Highway 71, U.S Highway 136, Route 46, Route A, Route OO, and Route V.[15]

See also

Geomorphology of White Cloud Creek by Eric Clausen

References

  1. 1 2 "Rivers and Streams". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Cloud Creek
  3. 1 2 3 Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. 1 2 The history of Nodaway county, Missouri. St. Joseph, Mo., National Historical Co., 1882. p. 325.
  5. ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Centennial map of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1876". Library of Congress. Morehouse, Sisson & Co. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Hutawa, Edward. "Map of that part of the State of Missouri which lies on the left bank of the Missouri river and West of the former boundary of the State, called Platte Country, 1842". Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ Lloyd, James T. "Lloyd's official map of Missouri". Library of Congress. New York, Louisville, [and] London, J. T. Lloyd, 1861. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~214450~5501684:Military-Map-of-Parts-of-Kansas,-Ne?mi=5&trs=1868&qvq=q:nebraska;lc:RUMSEY~8~1
  10. ↑ "Post Route Map of the State of Missouri". David Rumsey Map Collection. United States Post Office Department 1909. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  11. ↑ Cooper, Martha L. "Towns, Post Offices, and Sites in Nodaway County". The Civil War and Nodaway County, Volume I and Volume II. ISBN 9780788495960.
  12. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 15 and 19, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  13. ↑ "MARYVILLE WEST, MO HISTORICAL MAP GEOPDF". USGS Store. USGS. Retrieved April 25, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ↑ "Maryville West, MO – 2021". TopoView. USGS. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Nodaway County Map, 2026" (PDF). MoDOT. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
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