Hurricane Creek (Missouri River tributary)

Hurricane Creek is a stream in northern Howard County in the U.S. state of Missouri.

[1] It is a tributary of the Missouri River which it enters just south of Glasgow.

[2] The stream headwaters arise approximately one mile west of Missouri Route 5 five miles northwest of Fayette at 39°12′33″N 92°44′37″W / 39.20917°N 92.74361°W / 39.20917; -92.74361[1] at an altitude of 850 feet.

[3] The stream flows due west six miles passing under Missouri Route 87 about one mile south of Glasgow[2] to its confluence with the Missouri at 39°12′26″N 92°51′14″W / 39.20722°N 92.85389°W / 39.20722; -92.85389 at an elevation of 614 feet.

[1] Hurricane Creek was named for an incident when a tornado flattened trees in the area.