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 / 38.66944°N 94.01639°W / 38.66944; -94.01639[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 / 38.59500°N 94.05028°W / 38.59500; -94.05028.[1]

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

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scaly Bark Creek
  2. ^ a b 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)