Bates Creek

Bates Creek is a stream in Washington [County, Missouri|Washington County] in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Mine a [Breton Creek].
The stream headwaters are at and its confluence with Mine a Breton Creek is at. Bates Creek source area lies south of Potosi, and flows north passing west of Potosi before turning northeast and passing under Missouri routes Missouri [Route 8|8] and 185 just before joining the Mine a Breton just northwest of the city.
Bates Creek has the name of Moses Bates, proprietor of a local blast furnace.