McGuire Branch

McGuire Branch
McGuire Branch at Missouri Route NN bridge south of Hemple, Missouri
Location
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyClinton
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Lafayette Township, Clinton County
 • coordinates39°44′31″N 94°32′11″W / 39.741918°N 94.5364723°W / 39.741918; -94.5364723[2]
 • elevation980 ft (300 m)[2]
MouthCastile Creek
 • location
Atchison Township, Clinton County
 • coordinates
39°38′09″N 94°31′32″W / 39.6358309°N 94.525509°W / 39.6358309; -94.525509[3]
 • elevation
883 ft (269 m)[3]
Length9.9 mi (15.9 km)[1]
Basin features
ProgressionMcGuire BranchCastile CreekPlatte RiverMissouri RiverMississippi RiverAtlantic Ocean

McGuire Branch is a stream in western Clinton County in the State of Missouri.[3] It is an indirect tributary of the Platte River via Castile Creek and is 9.9 miles long.[1]

McGuire Branch has the name of Silas McGuire, an early citizen.[4] There is one named tributary of this stream called Roger Branch.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Rivers and Streams". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McGuire Branch
  4. ^ "Clinton County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)