Proctor Creek is a
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
Morgan County in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
.
It is a tributary to the
Osage River
The Osage River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 31, 2011 tributary of the Missouri River in central Missouri in the United States. The eighth-largest river i ...
within the
Lake of the Ozarks
Lake of the Ozarks is a reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Parts of three smaller tributaries to the Osage are included in the impoundment: the Niangua River, Grandglaize Creek ...
.
The stream headwaters arise adjacent to
Missouri Route 135
Route 135 is a highway in central Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Interstate 70/ U.S. Route 40/ Route 41 west of Boonville; its southern terminus is at Route 5 near the Lake of the Ozarks.
It passes through Cooper, Pettis, and Morgan c ...
at
[ and an elevation of approximately .][''Proctor Creek, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983] The stream flows south to enter the Osage River within the Lake of the Ozarks adjacent to the community of Proctor
Proctor (a variant of ''procurator'') is a person who takes charge of, or acts for, another.
The title is used in England and some other English-speaking countries in three principal contexts:
* In law, a proctor is a historical class of lawye ...
[ at and an elevation of .][
Proctor Creek has the name of Benjamin Proctor, an early citizen.]
See also
*List of rivers of Missouri
List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state).
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Mississippi River
Arkansas River
*Mississippi River
**Arkansas River (AR ...
References
Rivers of Morgan County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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