Bucklick Creek

Coordinates: 38°34′57″N 91°12′03″W / 38.58250°N 91.20083°W / 38.58250; -91.20083
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Bucklick Creek (also called Brush Lick Creek) is a stream in northwest Franklin County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Boeuf Creek.

The stream headwaters arise at 38°30′20″N 91°12′36″W / 38.50556°N 91.21000°W / 38.50556; -91.21000[1] approximately two miles southeast of Kiel and just north of Missouri Route YY. The stream flows north for approximately five miles and passes under Missouri Route KK to its confluence with Boeuf Creek two miles southeast of New Haven.[2] The confluence is at 38°34′57″N 91°12′03″W / 38.58250°N 91.20083°W / 38.58250; -91.20083.[1]

Bucklick Creek was named for a mineral lick where male deer (bucks) were observed.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bucklick Creek
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 39 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)