title: Scaly Bark Creek
text: # Scaly Bark Creek
  
  Scaly Bark Creek is a stream in Johnson County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Big Creek.
  
  The stream source is at 38°40′10″N 94°00′59″W﻿ / ﻿38.66944°N 94.01639°W﻿ / 38.66944; -94.01639 approximately 1.5 miles north of the community of Medford. The stream flows generally south-southwest to its confluence with Big Creek at 38°35′42″N 94°03′01″W﻿ / ﻿38.59500°N 94.05028°W﻿ / 38.59500; -94.05028.
  
  The creek was named for the condition of the bark of the hickory trees lining its course.
  
  