Dog Creek is a stream in
Hickman and
Maury counties,
Tennessee
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, in the
United States
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. It is a tributary of
Lick Creek.
Dog Creek was so named from an incident when an early settler killed a wolf (he called it a "dog wolf") that was preying on his farm animals.
See also
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List of rivers of Tennessee
References
Rivers of Hickman County, Tennessee
Rivers of Maury County, Tennessee
Rivers of Tennessee
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