Download coordinates as: Bonpas Creek is a tributary of the Wabash River in Illinois.

Flowing south, it forms the boundary between Edwards and Wabash counties.

In the last 2 miles (3 km) of its watercourse, it occupies part of a former Wabash oxbow bend.

Other locals such as those in nearby villages of Bone Gap, Browns, Bellmont and southern Illinois communities pronounce the name as Bum-paw, with the emphasis on the Bum.

A legend about how Bum-paw got its name tells of an early pioneer father traveling in his wagon across the creek with his young son from their cabin to a nearby settlement.