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[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.[1]
The creek was named for the condition of the bark of the hickory trees lining its course.[4]
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edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scaly Bark Creek
- ^ a b Quick City, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954
- ^ Kingsville, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954
- ^ "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.
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