Adams Branch
| Adams Branch Tributary to South Grand River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Adams Branch mouth  Adams Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Cass |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Wolf Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles northeast of Freeman, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 38°40′08″N 094°27′47″W / 38.66889°N 94.46306°W[1] |
| • elevation | 960 ft (290 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Grand River |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Freeman, Missouri |
• coordinates | 38°36′30″N 094°27′47″W / 38.60833°N 94.46306°W[1] |
• elevation | 807 ft (246 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.21 mi (8.38 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 7.07 square miles (18.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Grand River |
| • average | 8.43 cu ft/s (0.239 m3/s) at mouth with South Grand River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Grand River → Osage River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Osage River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | E 251st Street, S Baiers Den Road, E 255th Street, E 261st Street, E 264th Street, MO 2 |
Adams Branch is a stream in Cass County, Missouri.[6] It is a tributary of the South Grand River.
Adams Branch was named after William Adams, a pioneer citizen.[7]
Course
[edit]Adams Branch rises about 3 miles northeast of Freeman, Missouri, in Cass County and then flows south to join the South Grand River about 2 miles southeast of Freeman.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Adams Branch drains 7.07 square miles (18.3 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 447.51, and is about 15% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Adams Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Adams Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams Branch
- ^ "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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