Indian Creek (North Fork River tributary) explained

Indian Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Missouri
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Douglas County and Howell County
Source1 Coordinates:37.0336°N 92.0025°W
Source1 Elevation:NaNfeet
Mouth Coordinates:36.9161°N -92.1878°W
Mouth Elevation:817feet
Tributaries Right:Middle Indian Creek and Little Indian Creek

Indian Creek is a stream in northeastern Douglas County and northwestern Howell County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the North Fork River.

The stream source is adjacent to U.S. 63 just south of Sterling and northwest of Willow Springs. The stream flows south then turns west north of and parallel to Missouri Route 76 and enters Douglas County. The stream turns to the southwest and passes under Route 76–181 concurrency. The stream meanders southwest to its confluence with the North Fork south of the Topaz Mill and adjacent to Round Valley Knob. The entire stream course is within the Mark Twain National Forest.[1]

Originally called Big Indian Creek, its name refers to the time of Indian (Native American) presence.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64,
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071834/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_howell.html Howell County Place Names, 1928-1945, The State Historical Society Of Missouri.