Polecat Creek (Wilkerson Creek tributary)

Polecat Creek is a stream in Clay County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is an indirect tributary of the Little Platte River via Wilkerson Creek, and is 2.7 miles long.[2]

Polecat Creek was named for the polecats which roamed along its course.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polecat Creek (Wilkerson Creek tributary)
  2. ^ Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  3. ^ "Clay County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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