Thompson Branch (Silver Fork)
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location | Missouri , United States | |
River system | Mississippi River | |
Drain over | Silver Fork → Perche Creek → Missouri → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
source | at Sturgeon 39 ° 12 ′ 7 ″ N , 92 ° 15 ′ 57 ″ W. |
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Source height | approx. 260 m | |
muzzle | in the Silver Fork coordinates: 39 ° 9 ′ 56 " N , 92 ° 18 ′ 14" W 39 ° 9 ′ 56 " N , 92 ° 18 ′ 14" W |
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Mouth height | approx. 230 m | |
Height difference | approx. 30 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.2 ‰ | |
length | 24.1 km |
The Thompson Branch is a river in Boone County in the middle of the US state of Missouri . It rises about 3.5 kilometers south-east of Sturgeon and then flows in a south-westerly direction, where it joins the Silver Fork two kilometers east of US Route 63 . The river length is 24.1 kilometers.