title: Carney Creek
text: # Carney Creek
  
  Carney Creek or Carneys Branch is a stream in eastern Barry County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.
  
  The stream headwaters are at 36°49′42″N 93°36′52″W﻿ / ﻿36.82833°N 93.61444°W﻿ / 36.82833; -93.61444 and its confluence with Flat Creek is at 36°45′48″N 93°36′13″W﻿ / ﻿36.76333°N 93.60361°W﻿ / 36.76333; -93.60361. The stream source is just southwest of Wheelerville on Missouri Route 248. It flows to the south-southeast and receives waters from Gum and Carney springs before joining Flat Creek. The stream's flow is intermittent and the confluence is about five and a half miles from its source.
  
  Carney Creek was named after Thomas Carney, a pioneer settler.
  
  