Wildcat Creek is a stream in southern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Wachita Creek.
The stream source is high on the southwest side of Wachita Mountain at 37°40′10″N 90°28′11″W / 37.66944°N 90.46972°W / 37.66944; -90.46972 and it flows south and west to its confluence with Washita Creek at 37°39′29″N 90°29′08″W / 37.65806°N 90.48556°W / 37.65806; -90.48556.
Wildcat Creek was so named on account of wildcats in the area.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat Creek (Wachita Creek tributary)
- Wachita Mountain, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1980 (1986 rev.)
- "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
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