Gook Creek Explained

Gook Creek is a stream in Antrim County, Michigan, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Jordan River with an elevation of 620 ft (189 m) above sea level.^[1]

Although gook is used as a common ethnic slur, the creek's name is widely accepted as being derived from a Native American language, although its specific etymology has not been identified.^[2]

See also

• List of rivers of Michigan

References

45.0861°N -85.0742°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gook Creek · Jordan Township, MI 49727 . 2023-03-23 . Google Maps. en.
2. Book: Monmonier, Mark. From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. 15 September 2008. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-53464-0. 40.