Allen Branch (Doe Run Creek tributary)
| Allen Branch Tributary to Doe Run Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Allen Branch mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | St. Francois |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brewers Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles north of Buck Mountain |
| • coordinates | 37°40′07″N 90°31′43″W / 37.66861°N 90.52861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,320 ft (400 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Doe Run Creek |
• location | about 2 miles south of Doe Run, Missouri |
• coordinates | 37°43′04″N 90°29′51″W / 37.71778°N 90.49750°W[1] |
• elevation | 866 ft (264 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.29 mi (6.90 km)[4] |
Basin size | 5.34 square miles (13.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Doe Run Creek |
| • average | 5.76 cu ft/s (0.163 m3/s) at mouth with Doe Run Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Doe Run Creek → St. Francis River → Mississippi River → → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | St. Francis River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Buck Mountain Road (x2) |
Allen Branch is a stream in St. Francois County, Missouri.[6] It is a tributary of Doe Run Creek.
Allen Branch has the name of the original owner of the site.[7]
Course
Allen Branch rises about 0.25 miles north of Buck Mountain in St. Francois County, Missouri, and then flows northeast to join Doe Run Creek about 2 miles south of Doe Run.[3]
Watershed
Allen Branch drains 5.34 square miles (13.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 435.49, and is about 89% forested.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Allen Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Allen Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen Branch (Doe Run Creek tributary)
- ↑ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.