Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary)
Allen Branch is a stream in Washington County, Missouri.[6] It is a tributary of Fourche a Renault.
| Allen Branch Tributary to Fourche a Renault | |
|---|---|
  Location of Allen Branch mouth  Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lost Creek divide |
| • location | about 5 miles south-southeast of Shirley, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 37°51′54″N 090°54′09″W / 37.86500°N 90.90250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,170 ft (360 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Fourche a Renault |
• location | about 0.5 miles south of Shirley, Missouri |
• coordinates | 37°55′43″N 090°55′01″W / 37.92861°N 90.91694°W[1] |
• elevation | 850 ft (260 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.15 mi (5.07 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 11.41 square miles (29.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fourche a Renault |
| • average | 11.41 cu ft/s (0.323 m3/s) at mouth with Fourche a Renault[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Fourche a Renault → Mineral Fork → Big River → Meramec River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Big River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Race Creek |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Briar Patch Lane, MO 8, Sunnen Lake Road (x2) |
Allen Branch has the name of John Allen, the original owner of the site.[7]
Course edit
Allen Branch rises approximately five miles south-southeast of the community of Shirley. The stream flows generally north passing under Missouri Route 8 past Shirley to join the Fourche a Renault about one half mile north of Shirley.[8]
Watershed edit
Allen Branch drains 11.41 square miles (29.6 km2) of area, receives about 42.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 334.51, and is about 88% forested.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Allen Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Allen Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary)
- ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
- ^ Shirley, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999
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