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with the spelling "Jauflione", although no distinction other than "The
Jauflione is about 30 yards wide at its mouth, and bears from the Mississippi about S.W." serves to distinguish it from the nearby Fabius Rivers or South River. The island across the Mississippi River from the outlet of these
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of 231 cu ft/s (6.5 m/s) based on 72 years of record at the USGS Palmyra gaging station. Record flow was on April 21, 1973 at 57,500 cu ft/s (1,630 m/s). During droughts flow sometimes drops to 1 cu ft/s (28 L/s) or less.
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Named tributaries of North River include Lazy Branch, Sidnor Creek (Palmyra Big Spring Branch), Lick Creek, Big Branch, Little North River, Hawkins Branch, Merrills Branch, Tiger Fork, Weldons Branch, Looney Creek, Clear Creek, Mesner Branch, Garnett Branch, and
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Jeffreon marked the northern border of Sac and Fox land ceded in Missouri (extending north from the mouth of the
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