Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary)

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Allen Branch
Tributary to Fourche a Renault
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Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Missouri
County Washington
Physical characteristics
SourceLost Creek divide
 • locationabout 5 miles south-southeast of Shirley, Missouri
 • coordinates 37°51′54″N090°54′09″W / 37.86500°N 90.90250°W / 37.86500; -90.90250 [1]
 • elevation1,170 ft (360 m) [2]
Mouth Fourche a Renault
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Shirley, Missouri
 • coordinates
 37°55′43″N090°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 
 • location Fourche a Renault
 • average11.41 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
 • 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.

Contents

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

Course

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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


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