Muddy Creek is a

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and Pettis Counties in the

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. It is a tributary of

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. The stream

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arise in southeastern Johnson County just east of the community of

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and

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at . The stream flows northeast and enters Pettis County about three miles southeast of

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. The stream continues to the northeast passing under

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three miles south of

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and under

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three miles west of Sedalia. It crosses under U.S. Route 65 six miles north of Sedalia. The stream passes south of the community of Newland and enters the Lamine River just west of the Pettis-

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county line four miles north-northwest of Clifton City at . Muddy Creek was so named on account of its muddy water.

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Rivers of Johnson County, Missouri Rivers of Pettis County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{Missouri-river-stub

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