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
 • elevation980 ft (300 m)
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
 • elevation
883 ft (269 m)
Length9.9 mi (15.9 km)
Basin features
ProgressionMcGuire Branch → Castile Creek → Platte River → Missouri River → Mississippi River → Atlantic Ocean

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

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rivers and Streams". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McGuire Branch
  3. 1 2 Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment. Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
  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)