Dishwater Creek
# Dishwater Creek

Dishwater Creek is a stream in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Loutre River.

The stream headwaters arise at 38°52′24″N 91°31′37″W﻿ / ﻿38.87333°N 91.52694°W﻿ / 38.87333; -91.52694 at an elevation of 800 feet. The stream flows to the south-southwest through the Danville State Wildlife Area and passes under Missouri Route J to cross the Loutre floodplain to its confluence with the Loutre River at 38°49′33″N 91°32′50″W﻿ / ﻿38.82583°N 91.54722°W﻿ / 38.82583; -91.54722 and an elevation of 515 feet.

According to tradition, the stream was named because a local woman used the stream to wash dishes.

