Gravois Creek

Gravois Creek is a stream in south central Morgan County, Missouri.^[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River within the Lake of the Ozarks.^[2]

Gravois Creek
Location	Morgan County, Missouri
Primary outflows	Lake of the Ozarks

The stream headwaters arise along the east side of Missouri Route 135 approximately 3.5 miles south of Stover^[2] at 38°23′26″N 92°59′28″W^[1] at an elevation of approximately 1100 feet.^[3] The stream flows east to southeast passing under Missouri Route 5 to enter the waters of the Lake of the Ozarks at Gravois Mills^[2] at 38°19′13″N 92°49′38″W and an elevation of 663 feet.^[1] Prior to the impoundment of the lake the stream confluence with the Osage River was at approximately 38°13′16″N 92°44′10″W and an elevation of 490 feet (150 m) on the Morgan-Camden county line approximately eight miles southeast of Gravois Mills.^[4]

The stream was named for the large quantity of gravel in its streambed from the French "gravois" rubbish or gravel.^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gravois Creek
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 45, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. Stover MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1982 rev)
4. Lake Ozark, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
5. "Morgan County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2019.