Elk Creek is a

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in central to northeast Wright County,

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. It is a tributary of the

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. The stream

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arise some eight miles north-northwest of Hartville between the communities of Loring and Durbin. The stream flows to the north and northeast passing under routes H and Z to its confluence with the Gasconade in northern Wright County about 1.5 miles southeast of

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in southern Laclede County.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 53 Elk Creek was because of elk in the area.

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Rivers of Wright County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{WrightCountyMO-river-stub

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