Fools Creek

Coordinates: 39°37′23″N 91°14′17″W / 39.6231016°N 91.2379214°W / 39.6231016; -91.2379214
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Fools Creek is a stream in Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Mississippi River.

Fools Creek was named for an incident when a drunk person drowned in the creek even though the water was shallow.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fools Creek
  2. ^ "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

39°37′23″N 91°14′17″W / 39.6231016°N 91.2379214°W / 39.6231016; -91.2379214