Deer Creek is a stream in northwestern Benton County, Arkansas and southwestern McDonald County, Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Butler Creek.
The stream headwaters are in Arkansas east-northeast of Sulphur Springs at an elevation of about 1,200 feet (370 m) ( 36°29′24″N 94°24′07″W / 36.49000°N 94.40194°W). The stream flows to the west northwest for approximately 4.5 miles to its confluence with Butler Creek. The confluence is at an elevation of 860 feet (260 m) ( 36°30′32″N 94°28′48″W / 36.50889°N 94.48000°W). [1] [2]
Deer Creek was named for the numerous deer along its course. [3]