Big Sugar Creek Natural Area
LINCOLN 70 Big Sugar Creek
Big Sugar Creek Natural Area
A 2.3 mile reach (56 acres) of Big Sugar Creek within Cuivre River State Park including portions of Sections 30 and 31, T50N, R1E, Okete 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated September 18, 1979.
Natural Features
Big Sugar Creek is an intermittent creek within the Lincoln Hills Section of the Glaciated Plains Natural Division. Gravel bars, exposed limestone bedrock and small bluffs line numerous pools and riffles along this picturesque stream. Aquatic life is representative of a transition stream between Ozark and prairie regions. Big Sugar Creek Natural Area is owned by the Department of Natural Resources. For further information contact the Park Superintendent, Cuivre River State Park, 678 State Rt. 147, Troy, MO 63379, phone 636/528-7247.
