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Sand Branch (Prairie Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 39°18′29″N 94°47′51″W / 39.308056°N 94.797461°W / 39.308056; -94.797461
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Sand Branch is a stream in Platte County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a indirect tributary of Platte River via the Prairie Creek. The stream is 4.2 miles long.[2]

Sand Branch was so named on account of the sandy character of the creek bed.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sand Branch (Prairie Creek tributary)
  2. ^ Bayless, Mike (2022). Platte River Watershed and Inventory Assessment (PDF). Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Platte County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 9, 2016.

39°18′29″N 94°47′51″W / 39.308056°N 94.797461°W / 39.308056; -94.797461