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
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peruque Creek
- ^ Wright City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972 (1986 rev.)
- "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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