Buck Elk Creek
Buck Elk Creek is a stream in southern Osage County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.
The stream headwaters arise at 38°17′33″N 91°43′42″W / 38.29250°N 91.72833°W[1] just one mile north of Belle in adjoining Maries County and just west of Missouri Route 89 at an elevation of about 1,000 ft (300 m).[2] The stream flows generally northwest to its confluence with the Gasconade at 38°19′59″N 91°49′54″W / 38.33306°N 91.83167°W at an elevation of 577 ft (176 m).[1][3]
Buck Elk Creek was so named due to the presence of elk in the area.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Buck Elk Creek
- ^ Belle, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
- ^ Summerfield, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981
- ^ "Osage County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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