Plattin Creek

Plattin Creek is a stream in northeastern St. Francois and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.[2]

The headwaters arise in St. Francois County at 37°59′00″N 90°22′18″W / 37.98333°N 90.37167°W / 37.98333; -90.37167 and it flows to the north past the community of Koester to enter Jefferson County. It continues to the north passing the community of Plattin and passing under US Route 61 and I-55 at the south edge of Festus. The stream veers to the east and enters the Mississippi southeast of Crystal City at 38°12′55″N 90°21′35″W / 38.21528°N 90.35972°W / 38.21528; -90.35972 at an elevation of 390 feet.[3][1]

Plattin Creek most likely derives its name from nearby La Platte Mine.[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plattin Creek
  2. ^ Selma, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1993
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed. 1998, p.49 ISBN 0899332242
  4. ^ "Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)