Crooked Creek (Third Fork tributary)

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Crooked Creek
Crooked Creek (Third Fork tributary)
Location
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County DeKalb and DeKalb
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Polk Township, DeKalb County
 • coordinates 39°59′44″N94°31′49″W / 39.99562467°N 94.53023323°W / 39.99562467; -94.53023323 [1]
 • elevation1,050 ft (320 m) [1]
Mouth Third Fork Platte River
 • location
 Sherman Township, DeKalb County
 • coordinates
 39°55′33″N94°35′28″W / 39.9258289°N 94.5910702°W / 39.9258289; -94.5910702 [2]
 • elevation
919 ft (280 m) [2]
Length7.2 mi (11.6 km) [3]
Basin features
ProgressionCrooked Creek → Third Fork Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean

Crooked Creek is a stream in western DeKalb County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [2] It is a tributary of the Third Fork Platte River and is 7.2 miles long. [3]

Crooked Creek most likely was named for its meandering course. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rivers and Streams". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crooked Creek (Third Fork tributary)
  3. 1 2 Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "DeKalb County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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