Ditch Creek is a stream in Washington and Jefferson counties, Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River.
The source is located within a mine tailings pond in northeastern Washington County approximately one mile northeast of Richwoods at 38.1731°N -90.8128°W. The stream flows to the northeast into western Jefferson County to its confluence with Big River at 38.2294°N -90.7386°W.[1]
The creek most likely took its name from a nearby lead mine situated in a ditch.[2]