Sinking Creek is a stream in Lawrence and Dade counties of southwest Missouri. It is a tributary of Turnback Creek.
The stream source is in the northeast corner of Lawrence County at . The confluence with TurnBack Creek in south east Dade County is at .
The stream flows past the southwest edge of Everton and the village of Pilgrim. The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway follows the stream valley.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 51, Everton Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1956South Greenfield Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quad, USGS, 1956
Sinking Creek was named for its status as a losing stream.
See also List of rivers of Missouri
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