stream
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
. It is a tributary of Petite Saline Creek.
The stream headwaters arise at at an elevation of 870 feet and approximately one-half mile north of Prairie Home. The stream flows to the north-northwest for about four miles and then turns to the northeast. It continues to the northeast for about three miles to its
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
with the Petite Saline Creek near Gooch Mill. The confluence is at and an elevation of 577 feet.
Cave Creek was named for a cave on a bluff above its course.