Paddy Creek is a medium stream (20 cfs) in The Paddy Creek Wilderness Area. It is well into the dolostone section of the Salem Plateau (40 miles SW of Rolla), and almost the entire area of the watershed is in the wilderness area. It is simply a beautiful Ozark stream that is still very much alive. This is along the lower section before its junction with the Big Piney River.
Figure 20-Author’s Photographs at Paddy Creek