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Skunk Creek is a stream in Warren County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Peruque Creek.

The stream headwaters arise at 38°46′47″N 91°00′58″W / 38.77972°N 91.01611°W / 38.77972; -91.01611 at an elevation of approximately 800 feet. The stream flows generally north passing under Missouri Route M and on for about 2.5 miles to its confluence with Peruque Creek approximately one-half mile southeast of Wright City and I-70 at 38°49′01″N 91°00′27″W / 38.81694°N 91.00750°W / 38.81694; -91.00750 at an elevation of 682 feet.

A variant name was "Skunk Branch". The creek was so named on account of skunks in the area.

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peruque Creek
  2. ^ Wright City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1986 rev.)
  3. "Warren County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.


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