Third Fork Platte River

Third Fork Platte River is a stream in Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, and Gentry counties the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of the Platte River and is 41.8 miles long,[2] making it the fourth longest tributary of the Platte River.

The Third Fork Platte River headwaters in northeast Andrew County and flows east into Gentry County, then south past King City. Then the stream continues southerly to the east of Union Star and along the west side of DeKalb County; it turns southwest and is joined by Little Third Fork in northeast Buchanan County. It passes to the northwest of Easton and thereafter deposits into the Platte River.

There are 10 named direct and indirect tributaries of Third Fork Platte River: James Branch, Becks Branch, Muddy Creek, Little Third Fork, Jordan Creek, Morgan Branch, Bays Branch, Crooked Creek, Bull Creek, and Elm Grove Branch.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Third Fork Platte River
  2. ^ a b Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

39°42′36″N 94°41′56″W / 39.709919°N 94.698801°W / 39.709919; -94.698801

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