Orchard Creek is a stream in Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Warm Fork Spring River.

The stream headwaters are at 36°38′20″N 91°39′37″W / 36.63889°N 91.66028°W / 36.63889; -91.66028 and the confluence with Warm Fork is at 36°38′40″N 91°36′07″W / 36.64444°N 91.60194°W / 36.64444; -91.60194.[1]

Orchard Creek, historically called "Orchard Branch", was so named on account of orchards near its course.[2]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orchard Creek
  2. ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.