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Indian Creek
Country United States
State Missouri
Region Iron and Washington counties
Physical characteristics
Main source Iron County, Missouri
37°39′47″N 91°04′30″W / 37.66306°N 91.07500°W / 37.66306; -91.07500
River mouth Washington County, Missouri
270 m (890 ft)
37°45′54″N 91°04′17″W / 37.76500°N 91.07139°W / 37.76500; -91.07139

Indian Creek is a stream in Iron and Washington counties of eastern Missouri. It is a tributary of Courtois Creek.

The source is located in northern Iron County and the confluence with Courtois Creek is in southwest Washington County. The headwaters are along Missouri Route 32 just east of Bixby and the stream flows north to the east of Viburnum and into the southwest corner of Washington County to its confluence at Courtois.

Indian Creek was named for traces of Native American settlement found along its course.

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