Scaly Bark Creek Explained

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

The stream source is at 38.6694°N -94.0164°W approximately 1.5 miles north of the community of Medford.^[2] The stream flows generally south-southwest to its confluence with Big Creek^[1] at 38.595°N -94.0503°W.

The creek was named for the condition of the bark of the hickory trees lining its course.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Quick City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954
2. Kingsville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954
3. Web site: Johnson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 23 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070939/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_johnson.html. 24 June 2016.