| 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 / 37.34972; -92.55639 |
| • elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m) |
| Mouth | |
| • coordinates | 37°27′34″N 92°25′21″W / 37.45944°N 92.42250°W / 37.45944; -92.42250 |
| • elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
Elk Creek is a stream in central to northeast Wright County, Missouri. 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.
Elk Creek was because of elk in the area.
See also
References
- Hartville, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1956
- ^ 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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