Double Branch Explained

Double Branch is a stream in Bates County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to the Marais des Cygnes River.

The stream headwaters arise just north of Missouri Route 52 about six miles east-southeast of Butler^[1] and the stream flows under Route 52 to the south-southwest. The stream joins the Marais des Cygnes River at the He Bend four miles northeast of Rich Hill.^{[2] [3]}

The headwaters are at 38.2131°N -94.2036°W and the confluence is at 38.1164°N -94.2944°W.

Double Branch was named for the fact its watercourse has two branches.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Missouri

Notes and References

1. Pleasant Gap, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1979 ed.)
2. Rich Hill, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955
3. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 40
4. Web site: Bates County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 1 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071125/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bates.html . 24 June 2016 .