Tick Creek
# Tick Creek

Tick Creek is a tributary of the Gasconade River in northwestern Phelps County in the Ozarks of Missouri.

The stream headwaters are approximately four miles west of Rolla at 37°57′29″N 91°51′09″W﻿ / ﻿37.95806°N 91.85250°W﻿ / 37.95806; -91.85250. The stream flows west passing north of Doolittle then turns north and on to its confluence with the Gasconade on the Phelps-Maries county line at 38°02′08″N 91°55′24″W﻿ / ﻿38.03556°N 91.92333°W﻿ / 38.03556; -91.92333.

Tick Creek most likely was so named due to the reported abundance of ticks in the area.

