Elkhorn Creek is a stream in Nodaway County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Nodaway River and is 18.5 miles long.[2] Elkhorn passes by Graham on its east side a couple miles north of when it enters the Nodaway River.
According to tradition, Elkhorn Creek was so named on account of elk in the area.[3] There is onentributary of this stream named East Branch Elkhorn Creek
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edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkhorn Creek (Nodaway River tributary)
- ^ Horton, Rick (2022). Nodaway River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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