Cadet Creek is a stream in northwestern Osage County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Osage River.

The stream headwaters arise in northwest Osage County at 38°32′46″N 91°58′46″W / 38.54611°N 91.97944°W / 38.54611; -91.97944 and an elevation of about 690 ft (210 m). The stream flows southwest and west to its confluence with the Osage at 38°32′05″N 92°01′38″W / 38.53472°N 92.02722°W / 38.53472; -92.02722 at an elevation of 518 ft (158 m).[1][2][3] The confluence is about 1.5 miles south of Osage City.[3]

Cadet Creek has the name of the local Cadet family.[4]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cadet Creek
  2. ^ Loose Creek. Missouri 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1975
  3. ^ a b Osage City, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967
  4. ^ "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.