Back Creek (Missouri)

Back Creek is a stream in eastern St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Wolf Creek which it joins about four miles southeast of Farmington, Missouri.

The headwaters arise about one mile north of Libertyvile at 37.71833°N, -90.27861°W and the stream flows northwest to west to its confluence with Wolf Creek at 37.74694°N, -90.38361°W.

Back Creek was named for the fact due to its irregular mouth, the creek backs up during high water.