Wolf Creek (Taney County, Missouri)

Wolf Creek is a stream in Taney County, Missouri.[1] The headwaters are in the Mark Twain National Forest on the southwest flank of Lime Kiln Mountain. The stream flows northwest and enters Bull Shoals Lake adjacent to Cedar Creek.[2]

The stream source is at 36°35′08″N 92°59′01″W / 36.58556°N 92.98361°W / 36.58556; -92.98361 and the confluence is at 36°37′30″N 93°01′53″W / 36.62500°N 93.03139°W / 36.62500; -93.03139Coordinates: 36°37′30″N 93°01′53″W / 36.62500°N 93.03139°W / 36.62500; -93.03139.[1]

A variant name was "Wolfs Branch".[1] The creek has the name of the local Wolf family.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Creek
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 62, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Taney County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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