Howell Creek

Howell Creek is a stream in Howell and Oregon counties of southern Missouri.[2] The stream is a tributary to the Warm Fork Spring River.

Howell Creek Tributary to Warm Fork Spring River
Location of Howell Creek mouth Show map of Missouri Howell Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Oregon Howell
City	West Plains
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of North and South Fork Howell Creek
• location	West Plains, Missouri
• coordinates	36°44′1.21″N 091°51′13.54″W[1]
• elevation	955 ft (291 m)[2]
Mouth	Warm Fork Spring River
• location	about 3 miles northeast of Brandsville, Missouri
• coordinates	36°40′35.87″N 091°38′59.64″W[2]
• elevation	750 ft (230 m)[2]
Length	17.19 mi (27.66 km)[3]
Basin size	94.61 square miles (245.0 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Warm Fork Spring River
• average	128.60 cu ft/s (3.642 m3/s) at mouth with Warm Fork Spring River[4]
Basin features
Progression	Warm Fork Spring River → Spring River → Black River → White River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	White River
Tributaries
• left	North Fork Howell Creek Spradlin Creek Little Greasy Creek Big Greasy Creek Rattlesnake Branch
• right	South Fork Howell Creek Mustion Creek Chapin Branch
Bridges	Washington Avenue, E 1st Street, St Louis Street, N Howell Avenue, County Road 8240, Mo-ZZ, Burlington-Northern RR, County Road 9030, Burlington-Northern RR, County Road 9510, County Road 9690, County Road 9790

The stream headwaters arise in Howell County within the city of West Plains at the confluence of the North Fork and South Fork streams[5] The stream flows to the southeast within the Howell Valley roughly parallel to U.S. Route 63 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[6] The Burlington Northern follows the stream out of West Plains leaving the stream valley approximately two miles northwest of Brandsville.[5][6]

The stream was named for Josiah Howell, an early settler in the area who moved to the area from Tennessee in the 1840s.[7]