Gravois Creek is a stream in south central Morgan County,

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. It is a tributary of the

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within the

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.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, The stream headwaters arise along the east side of

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approximately 3.5 miles south of Stover at at an elevation of approximately 1100 feet. The stream flows east to southeast passing under

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to enter the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks at Gravois Mills at and an elevation of 663 feet. Prior to the impoundment of the lake the stream confluence with the Osage River was at approximately and an elevation of on the Morgan- Camden county line approximately eight miles southeast of Gravois Mills. The stream was named for the large quantity of gravel in its streambed from the French "gravois" rubbish or gravel.

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Rivers of Morgan County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{MorganCountyMO-geo-stub