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Pomme de Terre Lake is located in southwest Missouri at the confluence of Lindley Creek and the Pomme de Terre River (for which it is named). The lake is located in southern Hickory and northern Polk counties, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Springfield. Its name is the French language word for potato (literally "earth-apple").
The Pomme de Terre River is a 125-mile-long (201 km) [3] tributary of the Minnesota River in western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Minnesota River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 875 square miles (2,270 km 2) in an agricultural region. The headwaters region of the Pomme de Terre River is the ...
The Pomme de Terre River (pronounced pohm de TEHR) is a 130-mile-long (210 km) [3] tributary of the Osage River in southwestern Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. Pomme de terre is French for potato, a food Indians harvested in the area. [4]
Apple River (corruption of the French Rivière Pomme de Terre des Cygnes, which in turn is a translation from the Ojibwe Waabiziipinikaani-ziibi, "River abundant with swan potatoes") Argonne (from the Forest of Argonne in France) Ballou; Belle Plaine ("beautiful plain") Bellevue ("beautiful view") Benoit; Bois Brule River ("burnt wood")
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Pomme de Terre was the first village settled in Grant County in 1868. It was settled by Timothy Heald, Joseph Pennock and Frank Smith and platted in 1874 by Timothy Heald in section 24 of Pomme de Terre Township. The site was chosen for its location of where the stagecoach road from St. Cloud, Minnesota to Fort Abercrombie (on the Red River ...
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Pomme de Terre State Park is a public recreation area in the U.S. state of Missouri consisting of 734.44 acres (297.22 ha) located on Pomme de Terre Lake in Hickory County. The state park features a marina, campgrounds, swimming beaches, and hiking trails.