Huff Creek (Nodaway River tributary)

Huff Creek Huff Branch
Huff Creek on Missouri Route PP northwest of Quitman
Watershed map of Huff Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Nodaway
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Green Township
• coordinates	40°23′15″N95°09′58″W / 40.3874937°N 95.1660873°W / 40.3874937; -95.1660873 [1]
• elevation	1,100 ft (340 m)
Mouth	Nodaway River
• location	Green Township
• coordinates	40°22′54″N95°05′17″W / 40.381635°N 95.088068°W / 40.381635; -95.088068
• elevation	902 ft (275 m) [1]
Length	5.9 mi (9.5 km) [2]
Basin features
Progression	Huff Creek → Nodaway River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean
Landmarks	Bilby Ranch Lake Conservation Area

Huff Creek is a stream in western Nodaway County in the U.S. state of Missouri. ^[1] It is a tributary of the Nodaway River and is 5.9 miles long. ^[2]

Etymology

Huff Creek, historically called "Huff Branch" ^[3] , gets its name from Joseph Huff, a pioneer citizen. ^[4]

Geography

Huff Creek is a right tributary of the Nodaway River and joins it 42.5 miles before its mouth in the Missouri River. ^[5] The entire stream is within Green Township. There are two named reservoirs in the Watershed: Hoover Frankum Reservoir (E-20) and Patterson Farms Lake (Sec. 12), the latter being in Bilby Ranch Lake Conservation Area.

Course

The stream headwaters about one-half mile east of the Atchison-Nodaway County line and flows easterly through the northern portion of Bilby Ranch Lake Conservation Area. It continues east-northeast until its confluence with the Nodaway River just northwest of Quitman.

Crossings

There is one highway that crosses Huff Creek at Route PP. in Green Township.

See also

• Tributaries of the Nodaway River
• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Huff Creek (Nodaway River tributary)
2. Horton, Rick (2022). Nodaway River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
3. "Centennial map of Nodaway County, Missouri, 1876". Library of Congress. Morehouse, Sisson & Co. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
4. "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
5. "MO USGS HUC12 Watershed Boundaries". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 15, 2025. Retrieved April 12, 2025.