title: Lost Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
text: # Lost Creek (St. Francis River tributary)
  
  Lost Creek is a stream in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the St. Francis River.
  
  The stream headwaters occur at the confluence of the West Fork Lost Creek and East Fork Lost Creek at 37°01′05″N 90°18′25″W﻿ / ﻿37.01806°N 90.30694°W﻿ / 37.01806; -90.30694 currently within Lake Wappapello and the confluence with the St. Francis River is at 36°59′04″N 90°20′10″W﻿ / ﻿36.98444°N 90.33611°W﻿ / 36.98444; -90.33611 also within Lake Wapapello.
  
  Lost Creek was so named either due to its status as a losing stream or due to a pioneer incident in which a man became lost near its course.
  
  