Elk Creek (Gasconade River tributary)
| Elk Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Region | Wright County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 37°20′59″N 92°33′23″W / 37.34972°N 92.55639°W |
| • elevation | 1,480[1] ft (450 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 37°27′34″N 92°25′21″W / 37.45944°N 92.42250°W |
• elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| [2] | |
Elk Creek is a stream in central to northeast Wright County, Missouri.[2] It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hartville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk Creek (Gasconade River tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "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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