Hog Creek is a

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in Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties of southeast

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. Coordinates of the source are: and of the

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are: . The stream headwaters are just west of

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and it flows to the southeast. It flows under

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about four miles east of Marble Hill. It continues to the southeast crossing into Cape Girardeau County to its confluence into Crooked Creek adjacent to the Lake Girardeau Conservation Area west of Crump. According to tradition, Hog Creek was named for a hog thief who operated in the area.

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Rivers of Bollinger County, Missouri Rivers of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{Missouri-river-stub