Terrible Creek

Terrible Creek is a stream in western Ripley County in southeast Missouri. It is a tributary of South Fork Buffalo Creek.

The stream headwaters are at 36.65861°N, -91.01833°W and its confluence with the South Fork is at 36.70194°N, -90.99556°W. The stream source area lies just north of US Route 160 west of Briar.

Terrible Creek was so named on account of the rugged terrain near its course.