Muddy Creek is a

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in Johnson and Pettis Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Lamine River. The stream headwaters 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 Whiteman Air Force Base. The stream continues to the northeast passing under Missouri Route 127 three miles south of LaMonte and under

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three miles west of Sedalia. It crosses under

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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.

References

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

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