Weldon River

Weldon River is stream in Clark and Decatur counties in southern Iowa and Grundy and Mercer counties in northern Missouri in the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Thompson River. The confluence is two miles (3.2 km) northwest of Trenton.[2] 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.[3]

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weldon River
  2. ^ Trenton West, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
  3. ^ "Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.

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