Anthony Branch

Anthony Branch
Tributary to Warm Fork Spring River
Location of Anthony Branch mouth
Anthony Branch (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyOregon
Physical characteristics
SourceMill Creek divide
 • locationabout 6 miles west of Alton, Missouri
 • coordinates36°41′17.21″N 091°30′47.50″W / 36.6881139°N 91.5131944°W / 36.6881139; -91.5131944[2]
 • elevation1,010 ft (310 m)[1]
MouthWarm Fork Spring River
 • location
about 4 miles north of Thayer, Missouri
 • coordinates
36°36′0.22″N 091°32′52.51″W / 36.6000611°N 91.5479194°W / 36.6000611; -91.5479194[1]
 • elevation
584 ft (178 m)[1]
Length6.64 mi (10.69 km)[3]
Basin size18.55 square miles (48.0 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationWarm Fork Spring River
 • average24.21 cu ft/s (0.686 m3/s) at mouth with Warm Fork Spring River[4]
Basin features
ProgressionWarm Fork Spring RiverSpring RiverBlack RiverWhite RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemWhite River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesOregon 327

Anthony Branch is a stream in Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Warm Fork Spring River.

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

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anthony Branch
  2. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 65, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  6. ^ "Oregon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.