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 CreekThird Fork Platte RiverPlatte RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverAtlantic 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)