Indian Creek (Big Piney River tributary)

Indian Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Region	Texas County
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Texas County, Missouri
• coordinates	37°17′02″N 91°53′18″W
Mouth
• location	Texas County, Missouri
• coordinates	37°18′34″N 91°59′52″W
• elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)
[1]

Indian Creek is a stream in Texas County, Missouri.^[1] It is a tributary of the Big Piney River.

The stream source is south of Missouri Route 17 west of Yukon. It flows west-northwest passing under U. S. Route 63 south of Houston and enters the Big Piney southwest of Houston.^[2]

Indian Creek took its name from an old Shawnee Indian settlement near its course.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Big Piney River tributary)
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.