Rainy Creek is a stream in Benton and Camden Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River within the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks.

The stream headwaters arise in Camden County on the west flank of Canefield Ridge and just north of the Climax Springs Lookout Tower and Missouri Route 7 at an elevation of about 980 feet[2] (at 38°06′25″N 93°01′57″W / 38.10694°N 93.03250°W / 38.10694; -93.03250.[1] The stream flows west past the north side of Climax Springs. The stream turns northwest and enters Benton County briefly before turning to the northeast and re-entering Camden County. The stream enters an arm of the Lake of the Ozarks (at 38°10′22″N 93°02′13″W / 38.17278°N 93.03694°W / 38.17278; -93.03694) at an elevation of 629 feet.[1][2]

Rainy Creek derives its name from a settler named Rainey.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainy Creek (Missouri)
  2. 1 2 Knobby, Missouri (1983) and Climax Springs, Missouri (1960), 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangles, USGS
  3. ↑ "Camden County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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