Sycamore Branch Explained

Sycamore Branch is a stream in Bates County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Marais des Cygnes River.The stream headwaters arise at 38.1419°N -94.2386°W and the stream flows south-southwest until it reaches the floodplain of the Marais des Cygnes at which point it turns to the southeast for about 1.5 kilometers prior to its confluence at 38.0769°N -94.2603°W.[1] [2] The source area for the stream is at an elevation of about 875 feet[2] and the confluence is at 738 feet.

The stream crosses under Missouri routes B and N prior to entering the floodplain. Rich Hill lies five miles to the west on Route B.[1] Mission Branch joins the stream within the floodplain of the Marais des Cygnes River.

Sycamore Branch was named for the sycamore trees lining its banks.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Rich Hill, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1991
  2. Pleasant Gap, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1979 ed)
  3. 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.