Flat Creek (James River tributary)

Flat Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Region	Barry and Stone counties
Physical characteristics
Source
• coordinates	36°36′19″N93°57′48″W / 36.60528°N 93.96333°W / 36.60528; -93.96333
• elevation	1,460 [1]  ft (450 m)
Mouth
• coordinates	36°44′35″N93°30′24″W / 36.74306°N 93.50667°W / 36.74306; -93.50667
• elevation	915 ft (279 m)
Discharge
• location	Jenkins
• average	285 cu/ft. per sec. [2]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Gunter Creek, Jenkins Creek, Dry Creek
• right	Rockhouse Creek
[3]

Flat Creek is a stream in Barry and Stone counties of southern Missouri. ^[3] It is a tributary of the James River.

The stream source is north of Washburn and the confluence is with the James River arm of Table Rock Lake north of Cape Fair. ^{[3] [4]}

From its headwaters near Washburn, the stream flows northeast parallel to Missouri Route 37 passing through southeast Cassville. It continues to the northeast until meeting Little Flat Creek south of McDowell. The stream then flows to the southeast past Jenkins and under Missouri Route 248. The stream course begins to meander turning east and passing under Missouri Route 39 north of Cato. It meanders east passing into Stone County to enter the James River arm of Table Rock Lake after passing under Missouri Route 173 north of Cape Fair. ^[4]

Flat Creek was so named on account of flat terrain near its course in the vicinity of Cassville. ^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. Seligman, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1974
2. "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flat Creek (James River tributary)
4. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 61, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
5. "Stone County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.