Scattering Branch

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Scattering Branch is a stream in Audrain and Monroe Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of Long Branch.

The stream was named for the forks along its watercourse. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scattering Branch Archived 2023-07-04 at archive.today
  2. "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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