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Cowskin Creek
Stream in the American state of Missouri / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cowskin Creek is a stream in northwest Douglas and extreme southeastern Webster counties of Missouri.[1] Cowskin has its headwaters in southeast Webster County west of Cedar Gap and is a tributary to Beaver Creek which it joins just west of the Arno store. The stream is bridged by Missouri Route 14 just east of the junction with Missouri Route K.[3]
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Cowskin Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
Region | Douglas and Webster counties |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 37°05′31″N 92°41′48″W[1] |
• elevation | Approximately 1,400 ft (430 m)[2] |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 36°56′19″N 92°44′31″W |
• elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Casto Creek, Prairie Creek |
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According to tradition, a pioneer citizen skinned cows who had died of disease near this creek.[4]