Indian Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.[2]

The stream headwaters arise at 37°29′23″N 89°38′27″W / 37.48972°N 89.64083°W / 37.48972; -89.64083[1] approximately one-half mile south of Pocahontas just east of Missouri Route C at an elevation of approximately 590 feet.[3] The stream flows southeast and then east passing under and then flowing parallel to Missouri Route 177 to its confluence with the Mississippi at 37°28′58″N 89°29′22″W / 37.48278°N 89.48944°W / 37.48278; -89.48944 at an elevation of 338 feet.[1] The stream forms the northern boundary of the Trail of Tears State Park just prior to its confluence.[2]

Indian Creek took its name from the Shawnee Indians in the area.[4]

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  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Indian Creek (Mississippi River tributary)
  2. 1 2 Ware, IL, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1947 (1990 rev.)
  3. ↑ Jackson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1968 rev.)
  4. ↑ "Cape Girardeau County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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