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Allen Branch (Doe Run Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 37°43′04″N 090°29′51″W / 37.71778°N 90.49750°W / 37.71778; -90.49750
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Allen Branch
Tributary to Doe Run Creek
Map of Allen Branch mouth location
Map of Allen Branch mouth location
Location of Allen Branch mouth
Map of Allen Branch mouth location
Map of Allen Branch mouth location
Allen Branch (Doe Run Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountySt. Francois
Physical characteristics
SourceBrewers Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Buck Mountain
 • coordinates37°40′07″N 090°31′43″W / 37.66861°N 90.52861°W / 37.66861; -90.52861[1]
 • elevation1,320 ft (400 m)[2]
MouthDoe Run Creek
 • location
about 2 miles south of Doe Run, Missouri
 • coordinates
37°43′04″N 090°29′51″W / 37.71778°N 90.49750°W / 37.71778; -90.49750[1]
 • elevation
866 ft (264 m)[3]
Length4.29 mi (6.90 km)[4]
Basin size5.34 square miles (13.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDoe Run Creek
 • average5.76 cu ft/s (0.163 m3/s) at mouth with Doe Run Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDoe Run CreekSt. Francis RiverMississippi River → → Gulf of Mexico
River systemSt. Francis River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBuck 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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Allen Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Allen Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allen Branch (Doe Run Creek tributary)
  7. ^ "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.