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Courtois Creek (locally /ˈkoʊtəweɪ/) is a 38.6-mile-long (62.1 km)[7] stream in southern Missouri, United States. It shares its name with the nearby town of Courtois and is in the Courtois Hills region of the Missouri Ozarks. According to the information in the Ramsay Place Names File at the University of Missouri, the creek was "doubtless named for some French settler, but his identity has not been ascertained".[8]

Courtois Creek Tributary to Huzzah Creek
Location of Courtois Creek mouth Show map of Missouri Courtois Creek (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Crawford Iron Washington
Physical characteristics
Source	North Fork Black River divide
• location	near Viburnum, Missouri
• coordinates	37°41′02″N 091°00′41″W[1]
• elevation	1,280 ft (390 m)[2]
Mouth	Huzzah Creek
• location	Scotia, Missouri
• coordinates	38°01′36″N 091°12′43″W[1]
• elevation	636 ft (194 m)[3]
Length	37.50 mi (60.35 km)[4]
Basin size	222 sq mi (570 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Huzzah Creek
• average	269.89 cu ft/s (7.642 m3/s) at mouth with Huzzah Creek[6]
Basin features
Progression	Huzzah Creek → Meramec River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Meramec River
Tributaries
• left	Indian Creek, Bailey Branch
• right	Abbott Branch, Andys Branch, Cub Creek, Loomis Branch, Johns Creek, Hazel Creek, Lost Creek, Billys Branch
Bridges	County Road 80 (x2), Highway Z, Frank Bay Road, MO 80A, Old Highway C, State Highway C, Bailey Branch Road, Brazil Road, Gobblers Knob Road, Blunt Road, Butts Road

The stream arises in the Mark Twain National Forest in northern Iron County, just north of Missouri Route 32 about four miles east of Bixby, and flows northward, passing about four miles east of Viburnum. The stream enters the southwest corner of Washington County, flows past Courtois and on north through the Mark Twain National Forest, entering Crawford County just south of Berryman and passing under Missouri Route 8 just west of that village. It flows on northwest through the Missouri Ozarks of Crawford County, roughly paralleling the course of Huzzah Creek to its west. It flows into Huzzah Creek just before the latter's confluence with the Meramec River, near the Crawford County Highway E bridge just east of Scotia.[8][9]

The creek is popular year-round for canoeing, kayaking, and rafting. It is surrounded by dense stands of trees and native vegetation, has abundant fish, turtles and waterfowl, and is the best-protected stream in the area against erosion.[10] The St. Louis Riverfront Times cited the creek as the best local float trip in 2007.[11]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Coataway Creek
• Cotoway Creek
• Courtoi Creek
• Fourch Courtois Creek
• Huzza Creek

References

External links

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as: KML

• Southwest Paddler: Courtois Creek
• Missouri Canoe and Floater's Association: Huzzah Creek & Courtois Creek

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