Plattin Creek

Plattin Creek is the main stem of the Plattin Basin. It rises near French Village, a town in Saint Francois County. The creek is spring fed near its source, giving the creek clear water and permanent flow. The first tributary of the creek is the West Fork Plattin Creek. Boyd Branch is the next tributary of the creek. This tributary flows in from the west. Barbin Branch flows in from the east just downstream of Boyd Branch. Dry Fork is a significant tributary of the east. Flucom Creek joins it from the west, adding more water. The valley widens here at the village of Plattin. The creek flows underneath Interstate 55 and begins to slow down. The meanders get wider and the water quality less clear. At Crystal City, Plattin Creek joins the Mississippi.