Turkey Creek is a stream in Jasper and Newton counties of southwest Missouri and Cherokee county of southeastern Kansas in the United States. It is a tributary of the Spring River.
The stream headwaters arise in Newton County at 37.0175°N -94.3842°W in Newton County at an elevation of approximately 1170 feet.[1] The stream flows to the north into Jasper County and passes under I-44 southeast of Duenweg. It the turns to the northwest and flows past through the north side of Joplin passing under U.S. Route 71 and Missouri Route 43.[2] It continues to the west-northwest past the community of Belleville and into southeastern Kansas. Its confluence with the Spring River is one-half mile west of the Missouri-Kansas state line[3] at 37.1297°N -94.6267°W at an elevation of 814 feet.
Turkey Creek was named for the wild turkeys along its course.[4]