Barren Fork is a stream in Franklin and Gasconade counties in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Boeuf Creek.
The stream headwaters arise in Gasconade County just east of Drake and Missouri Route 50 at 38°27′31″N 91°26′26″W / 38.45861°N 91.44056°W and its confluence with Beouf Creek in western Franklin County is just northeast of Beemont at 38°29′43″N 91°20′16″W / 38.49528°N 91.33778°W at an elevation of 591 feet (180 m).[1][2]
Barren Fork was named for the poor soil along its course.[3]
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- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barren Fork (Boeuf Creek tributary)
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 39 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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