Howell Creek is a stream in
Howell and
Oregon counties of southern
Missouri.
The stream is a
tributary to the
Warm Fork Spring River.
The stream
headwaters arise in Howell County within the city of
West Plains
West Plains is a city in, and the county seat of Howell County, Missouri, United States. The population was 12,184 at the 2020 census.
History
The history of West Plains can be traced back to 1832, when settler Josiah Howell (after whom Howell ...
at the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork streams
[''West Plains, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983.] The stream flows to the southeast within the Howell Valley roughly parallel to
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US ...
passing the community of
Chapin. It turns to the east passing two miles north of the community of
Brandsville and enters Oregon County. The stream meanders east to merge with
Elk Creek to form the Warm Fork Spring River
[''Brandsville, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1986.] The
Burlington Northern follows the stream out of West Plains leaving the stream valley approximately two miles northwest of Brandsville.
[
The stream was named for Josiah Howell, an early settler in the area who moved to the area from Tennessee in the 1840s.Howell County Place Names, 1928-1945. Missouri State Historical Society]
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See also
* List of rivers of Missouri
References
Rivers of Howell County, Missouri
Rivers of Oregon County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
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