Elkhorn 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
McDonald County in the
U.S. state of
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
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of
Indian Creek Indian Creek may refer to the following:
Communities
* Indian Creek, Orange Walk District, Belize, a village in Belize
* Indian Creek, Toledo, a village in Belize
* Indian Creek, Florida, U.S.
* Indian Creek, Illinois, U.S.
* Indian Creek No. 7 Pr ...
.
[''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer'', DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 60, ]
The stream
headwaters arise at just east of
Missouri Route 76 south of
Longview. It flows southwest past
Bethpage and then west-northwest 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 Indian Creek south of
McNatt at .
[
Some say Elkhorn Creek was named for elk in the area, while others believe the name is a transfer from a creek of the same name in Letcher County, Kentucky.]
See also
* List of rivers of Missouri
References
Rivers of McDonald County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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