Indian Creek (Meramec River tributary)

Indian Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Region	Franklin and Washington counties
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Washington County, Missouri
• coordinates	37°59′28″N 90°58′44″W
Mouth
• location	Franklin County, Missouri
• coordinates	38°16′29″N 90°56′22″W
• elevation	156 m (512 ft)
[1]

Indian Creek is a stream in Franklin and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Meramec River.

The stream headwaters are in Washington County on the north flank of Little Pilot Knob northwest of Potosi and it meanders north passing under Missouri Route 185 and past Pea Ridge. It passes under Missouri Route A and enters Franklin County passing west of the Indian Creek Conservation Area to its confluence with the Meramec southeast of St. Clair near the community of Piney Park.[2]

Indian Creek most likely was so named on account of Osage Indian settlement along its course.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Meramec River tributary)
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 48 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2023.