Proctor Creek (Missouri)

Coordinates: 38°15′11″N 92°56′44″W / 38.2530838°N 92.9454724°W / 38.2530838; -92.9454724
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Proctor Creek
Location
CountryThe United States of America
StateMissouri
RegionMorgan County
Basin features
River systemOsage River

Proctor Creek is a stream in Morgan County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary to the Osage River within the Lake of the Ozarks.

The stream headwaters arise adjacent to Missouri Route 135 at 38°18′48″N 92°56′09″W / 38.3133333°N 92.9358333°W / 38.3133333; -92.9358333[1] and an elevation of approximately 980 feet (300 m).[2] The stream flows south to enter the Osage River within the Lake of the Ozarks adjacent to the community of Proctor[2] at 38°15′11″N 92°56′44″W / 38.2530838°N 92.9454724°W / 38.2530838; -92.9454724 and an elevation of 202 feet (62 m).[1]

Proctor Creek has the name of Benjamin Proctor, an early citizen.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Proctor Creek (Missouri)
  2. ^ a b Proctor Creek, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  3. ^ "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.