Polecat Creek (Wilkerson Creek tributary)

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Polecat Creek
Polecat Creek (Wilkerson Creek tributary)
Location
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Clay
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Platte Township, Clay County
 • coordinates 39°20′05″N94°30′01″W / 39.33471187°N 94.5002311°W / 39.33471187; -94.5002311 [1]
 • elevation1,020 ft (310 m) [1]
Mouth Wilkerson Creek
 • location
 Platte Township, Clay County
 • coordinates
 39°20′17″N94°32′22″W / 39.3380563°N 94.5393983°W / 39.3380563; -94.5393983 [2]
 • elevation
869 ft (265 m) [2]
Length2.7 mi (4.3 km) [3]
Basin features
ProgressionPolecat Creek → Wilkerson Creek → Little Platte River → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean

Polecat Creek is a stream in Clay County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [2] It is an indirect tributary of the Little Platte River via Wilkerson Creek, and is 2.7 miles long. [3]

Polecat Creek was named for the polecats which roamed along its course. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rivers and Streams". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Polecat Creek (Wilkerson Creek tributary)
  3. 1 2 Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ "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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