Whites Creek (Hunter Creek tributary) facts for kids
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Whites Creek adjacent to Missouri Route 14 six miles east of Ava
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| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Region | Douglas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | 1,250 ft (380 m) 36°54′22″N 92°38′18″W / 36.90611°N 92.63833°W |
| River mouth | 863 ft (263 m) 36°55′28″N 92°32′36″W / 36.92444°N 92.54333°W |
Whites Creek is an Ozark stream in Douglas County, Missouri. It is a tributary of Hunter Creek.
The headwaters are at an elevation of about 1250 feet and the mouth is at an elevation of 863 feet.
Whites Creek begins as a south flowing stream on the south side of Table Rock Knob just southeast of Ava and flows south for a short distance before turning east. The stream runs parallel to Missouri Route 14 and is bridged where the road turns south. Hoffmeister Spring emerges from a bluff along the north side of the stream a few hundred yards east of the bridge at 36°54′51″N 92°33′12″W / 36.91417°N 92.55333°W and an elevation of 892 feet.
Whites Creek has the name of a pioneer citizen with the surname White.
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