Elk Creek (Gasconade River tributary)

Elk Creek is a stream in central to northeast Wright County, Missouri.[2] It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.

Elk Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
RegionWright County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates37°20′59″N 92°33′23″W
  elevation1,480[1] ft (450 m)
Mouth 
  coordinates
37°27′34″N 92°25′21″W
  elevation
1,001 ft (305 m)
[2]

The stream headwaters arise some eight miles north-northwest of Hartville between the communities of Loring and Durbin. The stream flows to the north and northeast passing under routes H and Z to its confluence with the Gasconade in northern Wright County about 1.5 miles southeast of Competition in southern Laclede County.[3]

Elk Creek was so named on account of elk in the area.[4]

See also

References

  1. Hartville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk Creek (Gasconade River tributary)
  3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. "Wright County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2017.



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