Anthony Branch
Anthony Branch is a stream in Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[2] It is a tributary of the Warm Fork Spring River.
| Anthony Branch Tributary to Warm Fork Spring River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Anthony Branch mouth  Anthony Branch (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Oregon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mill Creek divide |
| • location | about 6 miles west of Alton, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 36°41′17.21″N 091°30′47.50″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,010 ft (310 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Warm Fork Spring River |
• location | about 4 miles north of Thayer, Missouri |
• coordinates | 36°36′0.22″N 091°32′52.51″W[2] |
• elevation | 584 ft (178 m)[2] |
| Length | 6.64 mi (10.69 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 18.55 square miles (48.0 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Warm Fork Spring River |
| • average | 24.21 cu ft/s (0.686 m3/s) at mouth with Warm Fork Spring River[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Warm Fork Spring River → Spring River → Black River → White River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | White River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Oregon 327 |
The stream source area lies south of Missouri Route P about 5 miles west of Alton. The stream flows south-southeast for about six miles and joins the Warm Fork about 4.5 miles north of Thayer.[5]
Anthony Branch, historically called "Anthony Creek", has the name of the local Anthony family.[6]
See also
References
- "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anthony Branch
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
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