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 Benton County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Osage River within the Lake of the Ozarks.
The stream headwaters arise at at an elevation of approximately 920 feet one half mile southeast of Walkers Corner. The stream initially flows to the southwest then turns and flows to the north after crossing under
Missouri Route OO
A supplemental route is a state secondary road in the United States, U.S. state of Missouri, designated with letters. Supplemental routes were various roads within the state which the Missouri Department of Transportation was given in 1952 to main ...
. The stream crosses under Route OO again as it passes the community of Lively just prior to entering the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks. The
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 Lake is at at an elevation of 676 feet.
Knobby Creek was named for the rounded hills or knobs along its course. It has also been called Beaver Creek.