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Lick Log Creek (Missouri)

Coordinates: 37°09′26″N 90°10′59″W / 37.15722°N 90.18306°W / 37.15722; -90.18306
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Lick Log Creek is a stream in Bollinger and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The headwaters are located in eastern Wayne County at 37°07′31″N 90°13′37″W / 37.12528°N 90.22694°W / 37.12528; -90.22694 and the confluence with the Castor River is in Bollinger County at 37°09′26″N 90°10′59″W / 37.15722°N 90.18306°W / 37.15722; -90.18306.[1][2]

The stream source area is in extreme eastern Wayne County east of Lowndes. The stream flows to the northeast passing under Missouri Route E just west of Gipsy to its confluence with the Castor River just north of Gipsy.[3]

Lick Log Creek was named for a salty log at a mineral lick which attracted deer.[4]

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lick Log Creek (Missouri)
  2. ^ Gypsy, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 57 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)