Weldon River Explained

Weldon River is stream in Clark and Decatur counties in southern Iowa and Grundy and Mercer counties in northern Missouri of the United States. It is a tributary of the Thompson River. The confluence is two miles northwest of Trenton.[1] It has an average discharge of 246 cubic feet per second at Mill Grove.

Weldon River most likely was named after James Weldon, a pioneer settler.[2]

References

40.1017°N -93.6486°W

Notes and References

  1. Trenton West, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  2. Web site: Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070345/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_mercer.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 5, 2016.