Back Creek (Missouri)

Back Creek is a stream in eastern St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Wolf Creek which it joins about four miles southeast of Farmington, Missouri.

The headwaters arise about one mile north of Libertyvile at 37°43′06″N 90°16′43″W / 37.71833°N 90.27861°W / 37.71833; -90.27861 and the stream flows northwest to west to its confluence with Wolf Creek at 37°44′49″N 90°23′01″W / 37.74694°N 90.38361°W / 37.74694; -90.38361.

Back Creek was named for the fact due to its irregular mouth, the creek backs up during high water.

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