Lusk Creek

{{short description|River in Illinois, United States}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = Lusk Creek

| source1_location = Pope County, Shawnee National Forest

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|37.583105|-88.576439|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Lusk Creek origin}}

| mouth_location = Confluence with the Ohio River at Golconda

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|37.36783|-88.481709|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Lusk Creek mouth|display=inline,title}}

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Lusk Creek is a creek located in southeastern Illinois. It is a tributary of the Ohio River, which it joins at Golconda.{{gnis|425149|Lusk Creek}}

Lusk Creek flows through the Lusk Creek Canyon, which is perhaps the wildest place in Illinois. Only a single bridge crosses the creek. The watershed is almost entirely within the Shawnee National Forest, and includes the Lusk Creek Wilderness Area. The entire watershed is within Pope County. The creek is about {{convert|31.8|mi}} in length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed May 13, 2011

The creek is named for Maj. James Lusk and the Lusk family that operated Lusk's Ferry near where the creek enters the Ohio River.