Lost Creek (St. Francis River tributary) explained

Lost Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the St. Francis River.

The stream headwaters occur at the confluence of the West Fork Lost Creek and East Fork Lost Creek at 37.0181°N -90.3069°W currently within Lake Wappapello and the confluence with the St. Francis River is at 36.9844°N -90.3361°W also within Lake Wapapello.^{[1] [2]}

Lost Creek was so named either due to its status as a losing stream or due to a pioneer incident in which a man became lost near its course.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Shook, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1985 rev.)
2. Wapapello, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1976 rev.)
3. Web site: Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071734/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_wayne.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . January 1, 2017 .