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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]

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]

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