Double Branch

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Double Branch is a stream in Bates County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary to the Marais des Cygnes River.

The stream headwaters arise just north of Missouri Route 52 about six miles east-southeast of Butler [2] and the stream flows under Route 52 to the south-southwest. The stream joins the Marais des Cygnes River at the He Bend four miles northeast of Rich Hill. [3] [4]

The headwaters are at 38°12′47″N94°12′13″W / 38.21306°N 94.20361°W / 38.21306; -94.20361 and the confluence is at 38°06′59″N94°17′40″W / 38.11639°N 94.29444°W / 38.11639; -94.29444 . [1]

Double Branch was named for the fact its watercourse has two branches. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Double Branch
  2. Pleasant Gap, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1979 ed.)
  3. Rich Hill, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955
  4. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  5. "Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)