Cat Creek is a stream in Grundy and Harrison counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Thompson River.Brimson, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
The stream headwaters arise in Harrison County just south of US Route 136 approximately ten miles east of Bethany at and an elevation of approximately .Mount Moriah, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984 The stream flows south to southeast passing through the Wayne Hellton Memorial Wildlife Area. It then turns to the east, crosses under Missouri Route CC and enters northwest Grundy County approximately 1.5 miles west of its confluence with the Thompson River.Gilman City East, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984 The confluence is at and an elevation of .
Cat Creek may have been named for the wildcats in the area.
See also List of rivers of Missouri
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