Camp Creek is a
stream
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in
St. Francis county in southeast
Missouri
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.
It is a tributary of
Wolf Creek.
The stream
headwaters
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Definition
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are just east of the community of
Ogborn at and it flows southeast passing under
Missouri Route EE
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northeast of
Farmington
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to its
confluence
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with Taylor Branch just north of
Missouri Route 32
Route 32 is a highway in Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at the Mississippi River near Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Ste. Genevieve; its western terminus is at U.S. Route 54 (Missouri), U.S. Route 54 in El Dorado Springs, Missouri, El Dorado Sprin ...
at . Wolf Creek begins at the confluence of Camp Creek and Taylor Branch.
[
Camp Creek, historically known as "Camp Branch", most likely was so named on account of a campground near its course.]
See also
*List of rivers of Missouri
List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state).
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Mississippi River
Arkansas River
*Mississippi River
**Arkansas River (AR ...
References
Rivers of St. Francois County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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