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Stream in Missouri, USA
Adams Branch
Tributary to South Grand River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyCass
Physical characteristics
SourceWolf Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northeast of Freeman, Missouri
 • coordinates38°40′08″N 094°27′47″W / 38.66889°N 94.46306°W / 38.66889; -94.46306
 • elevation960 ft (290 m)
MouthSouth Grand River
 • locationabout 2 miles southeast of Freeman, Missouri
 • coordinates38°36′30″N 094°27′47″W / 38.60833°N 94.46306°W / 38.60833; -94.46306
 • elevation807 ft (246 m)
Length5.21 mi (8.38 km)
Basin size7.07 square miles (18.3 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Grand River
 • average8.43 cu ft/s (0.239 m/s) at mouth with South Grand River
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Grand RiverOsage RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOsage River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesE 251st Street, S Baiers Den Road, E 255th Street, E 261st Street, E 264th Street, MO 2

Adams Branch is a stream in Cass County, Missouri. It is a tributary of the South Grand River.

Adams Branch was named after William Adams, a pioneer citizen.

Course

Adams Branch rises about 3 miles northeast of Freeman, Missouri, in Cass County and then flows south to join the South Grand River about 2 miles southeast of Freeman.

Watershed

Adams Branch drains 7.07 square miles (18.3 km) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 447.51, and is about 15% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Adams Branch". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Adams Branch Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Adams Branch
  7. "Cass County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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