| Rattlesnake Creek | |
| Name Other: | Salt Creek |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | High Plains |
| Length: | 95miles, Northeast-Southwest |
| Source1 Location: | Near Kiowa, High Plains, Kansas, United States |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 37.475°N -99.7764°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1729feet |
| Mouth: | Arkansas River |
| Mouth Location: | Near Sterling, Kansas, United States |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.2164°N -98.5°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 527feet |
| River System: | Arkansas River watershed |
Rattlesnake Creek is an approximately 95 mile stream that is a tributary to the Arkansas River in central Kansas.[2] The head of the stream is in northern Kiowa County and it flows northeast through Edwards and Stafford Counties before converging with the Arkansas River in Rice County. The stream flows through Quivira National Wildlife Refuge dividing the refuge in half. The stream was officially named Rattlesnake Creek in 1971 by the Department of Interior; before 1971 it was called either Rattlesnake Creek, Salt Creek, or West Fork Rattlesnake Creek.[2]