Weldon River
Weldon River is stream in Clark and Decatur counties in southern Iowa and Grundy and Mercer counties in northern Missouri of the United States.[1] It is a tributary of the Thompson River. The confluence is two miles northwest of Trenton.[2] It has an average discharge of 246 cubic feet per second at Mill Grove.[citation needed]
Weldon River most likely was named after James Weldon, a pioneer settler.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weldon River
- ^ Trenton West, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984
- ^ "Mercer County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
40°06′06″N 93°38′55″W / 40.101679°N 93.648553°W
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