Weldon River is
stream in
Clark
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and
Decatur counties in southern
Iowa
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and
Grundy and
Mercer
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counties in northern
Missouri
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of the
United States
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. It is a tributary of the
Thompson River
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. The confluence is two miles northwest of
Trenton. It has an average discharge of 246 cubic feet per second at
Mill Grove
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.
Weldon River most likely was named after James Weldon, a pioneer settler.
References
Rivers of Clarke County, Iowa
Rivers of Decatur County, Iowa
Rivers of Grundy County, Missouri
Rivers of Mercer County, Missouri
Rivers of Iowa
Rivers of Missouri
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