Slaughter Branch is a

stream A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...

in northern Franklin County in the U.S. state of

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. It is a

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

to Brushy Creek. The headwaters of the stream are at and the

confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...

with Brushy Creek is at . The source area for the stream lies just south of Campbellton and

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. Slaughter Branch most likely derives its name from George Slaughterback, a pioneer citizen.

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Rivers of Franklin County, Missouri Rivers of Missouri {{FranklinCountyMO-geo-stub

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