Allen Branch (Fourche a Renault tributary)

Allen Branch Tributary to Fourche a Renault
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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″N090°54′09″W / 37.86500°N 90.90250°W / 37.86500; -90.90250 [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″N090°55′01″W / 37.92861°N 90.91694°W / 37.92861; -90.91694 [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 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

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]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

References

1. "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. "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