Wolf Creek is a stream in Cass County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the East Branch South Grand River. The stream headwaters arise approximately one mile west of Peculiar at 38°43′25″N 94°28′37″W / 38.72361°N 94.47694°W / 38.72361; -94.47694 and it flows southeast for about four miles to its confluence with the East Branch just north of Missouri Route 2 about 2.5 miles west of Harrisonville at 38°40′34″N 94°25′31″W / 38.67611°N 94.42528°W / 38.67611; -94.42528.[1][2]

Wolf Creek was named due to the presence of wolves along its course.[3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wolf Creek (South Grand River tributary)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 34, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.



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