Owens Branch (Little Platte River tributary)

Owens Branch is a stream in Clay County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Little Platte River and is 4.5 miles long.[2]

The stream flows north to south through Smithville before depositing into the Little Platte River.

Owens Branch has the name of John Cross Owens, an early settler.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owens Branch (Little Platte River tributary)
  2. ^ Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
  3. ^ "Clay County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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