Nelson Branch | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Dent County |
Source1 Coordinates: | 37.6878°N -91.5158°W |
Source1 Elevation: | 1240 feet |
Mouth Coordinates: | 37.7108°N -91.4728°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 1010 feet |
Nelson Branch is a stream in Dent County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary to the Meramec River which it joins approximately six miles northeast of Salem. The stream headwaters arise adjacent to Missouri Route 19 three miles north of Salem and one mile south of the community of Howes.[1]
Nelson Branch has the name of the local Nelson family.[2]