Cub Creek is a

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 ...

in Iron and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of

Courtois Creek Courtois Creek () is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 stream in southern Missouri, United States. It shares its name with the nearby town of Courtois, Miss ...

. The stream headwaters are at and the

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with Courtois Creek is at . The stream source area is in northern Iron County adjacent to the intersection of routes 32 and DD. The stream flows north to northwest into Washington County past

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. It then flows west parallel to route C to its confluence with Courtois Creek north of

Courtois Courtois can refer to: Locations *Courtois-sur-Yonne, a commune in Yonne department, France *Courtois, Missouri, an unincorporated community *Courtois Creek, a creek in Missouri *Courtois Hills, a region in Missouri Persons Painters *Jean Cour ...

. The stream lies within the Mark Twain National Forest. Cub Creek received its name on account of bears in the area.

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Rivers of Iron County, Missouri Rivers of Washington County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{Missouri-river-stub

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