Dry Creek is a stream in Webster County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the James River.
The stream headwaters are at 37°10′49″N 92°52′37″W / 37.18028°N 92.87694°W / 37.18028; -92.87694 and its confluence with the James is at 37°15′56″N 92°56′49″W / 37.26556°N 92.94694°W / 37.26556; -92.94694. The stream source area is just northwest of Diggins and it flows generally northwest to join the James just east of the village of Crown.
Dry Creek was so named for the fact it often runs dry.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Creek (James River tributary)
- Fordland, Missouri and Marshfield, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS, 1982
- "Webster County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
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