Long Branch (Salt River tributary)

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Long Branch is a stream in Boone, Audrain and Monroe counties of the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Salt River within the waters of Mark Twain Lake.[2]

The stream source is in northeast Boone County about 1.5 miles west of Centralia at 39°12′31″N 92°10′16″W / 39.20861°N 92.17111°W / 39.20861; -92.17111.[1] The stream flows generally north through western Audrain County and into southwestern Monroe County just west of the community of Tulip. The stream turns east and generally follows the Audrain-Monroe county line for approximately 17 miles. Then the stream turn north and passes west of Santa Fe for about 3.5 miles to its confluence with the Salt River,[3] at 39°24′10″N 91°49′17″W / 39.40278°N 91.82139°W / 39.40278; -91.82139.[1]

Long Branch was so named on account of its relatively long length.[4]

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Long Branch (Salt River tributary)
  2. ^ Florida, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 31, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)