Skunk Creek (Peruque Creek tributary)

Skunk Creek is a stream in Warren County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] 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[1] at an elevation of approximately 800 feet.[2] 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[2] 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.[1]

A variant name was "Skunk Branch".[1] The creek was so named on account of skunks in the area.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peruque Creek
  2. ^ a b 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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