Gribler Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of McGee Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in southern Bollinger County at 37°05′48″N 90°10′58″W / 37.09667°N 90.18278°W / 37.09667; -90.18278 and it flows southeast passing into northern Wayne County where it flows under Missouri Route P to its confluence with McGee Creek about 1.5 miles east of the community of McGee. The confluence is at 37°04′28″N 90°09′45″W / 37.07444°N 90.16250°W / 37.07444; -90.16250.[1][2]

Variant names were "Gribbler Creek" and "Grubbler Creek".[1] The creek has the name of Alvin and John Gribbler, original owners of the site.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gribler Creek
  2. ^ McGee, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963 (1975 rev.)
  3. ^ "Wayne County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.