Scaly Bark Creek

Scaly Bark Creek is a stream in Johnson County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Big Creek.[2]

The stream source is at 38°40′10″N 94°00′59″W[1] approximately 1.5 miles north of the community of Medford.[3] The stream flows generally south-southwest to its confluence with Big Creek[2] at 38°35′42″N 94°03′01″W.[1]

The creek was named for the condition of the bark of the hickory trees lining its course.[4]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scaly Bark Creek
  2. Quick City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954
  3. Kingsville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954
  4. "Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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