Allen Branch is a
stream in
Washington County,
Missouri
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. It is a tributary of
Fourche a Renault.
Allen Branch has the name of John Allen, the original owner of the site.
Course
Allen Branch rises approximately five miles south-southeast of the community of
Shirley
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. The stream flows generally north passing under
Missouri Route 8
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past Shirley to join the Fourche a Renault about one half mile north of Shirley.
[''Shirley, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1999]
Watershed
Allen Branch drains of area, receives about 42.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 334.51, and is about 88% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of Missouri
List of rivers in Missouri ( U.S. state).
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Mississippi River
Arkansas River
*Mississippi River
**Arkansas River (A ...
References
Rivers of Washington County, Missouri
Rivers of Missouri
Upper Mississippi water resource region
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