Big Creek

Big Creek is the largest tributary of the South Grand River. It rises in Jackson County near Lees Summit on the drainage divide between the Osage and Missouri River Basins. Its first tributary is East Branch. Downstream, Wilson Creek joins it. At Pleasant Hill, the Middle Big Creek joins. Duncan Branch flows into it from the north. Big Creek meanders considerably at this point. Southeast of here, the creek becomes channelized. Big Creek flows into the South Grand River near Hartwell.