Indian Creek (Thompson River tributary)
# Indian Creek (Thompson River tributary)

Indian Creek is a stream in Decatur County, Iowa and Harrison County, Missouri. It is a tributary of the Thompson River.

The stream headwaters arise approximately two miles east of Lamoni, Iowa at 40°37′05″N 93°52′57″W﻿ / ﻿40.61806°N 93.88250°W﻿ / 40.61806; -93.88250 and an elevation of approximately 1,065 ft (325 m). It flows south to southeast into Missouri to its confluence with the Thompson River at 40°29′20″N 93°48′29″W﻿ / ﻿40.48889°N 93.80806°W﻿ / 40.48889; -93.80806 and an elevation of 830 ft (250 m). The confluence is in northeastern Harrison County approximately four miles north-northeast of the community of Cainsville.

Indian Creek took its name from the Indians who once used the area as a hunting ground.

