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Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary)

Coordinates: 37°55′43″N 090°55′01″W / 37.92861°N 90.91694°W / 37.92861; -90.91694
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Allen Branch
Tributary to Fourche a Renault
Map of Allen Branch mouth location
Map of Allen Branch mouth location
Location of Allen Branch mouth
Map of Allen Branch mouth location
Map of Allen Branch mouth location
Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceLost Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles south-southeast of Shirley, Missouri
 • coordinates37°51′54″N 090°54′09″W / 37.86500°N 90.90250°W / 37.86500; -90.90250[1]
 • elevation1,170 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthFourche 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 / 37.92861; -90.91694[1]
 • elevation
850 ft (260 m)[3]
Length3.15 mi (5.07 km)[4]
Basin size11.41 square miles (29.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationFourche a Renault
 • average11.41 cu ft/s (0.323 m3/s) at mouth with Fourche a Renault[5]
Basin features
ProgressionFourche a RenaultMineral ForkBig RiverMeramec RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBig River
Tributaries 
 • leftRace Creek
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBriar Patch Lane, MO 8, Sunnen Lake Road (x2)

Allen Branch is a stream in Washington County, Missouri.[6] It is a tributary of Fourche a Renault.

Allen Branch has the name of John Allen, the original owner of the site.[7]

Course

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Allen Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Allen Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary)
  7. ^ "Washington County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  8. ^ Shirley, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999