Hippo Branch is a stream in Ralls County in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] It is a tributary of Spencer Creek. The stream headwaters arise just southeast of Missouri Route 19 (at 39°27′29″N 91°34′47″W / 39.45806°N 91.57972°W) and it flows east-southeast to its confluence with Spencer Creek one mile east of Madisonville (at 39°27′52″N 91°28′48″W / 39.46444°N 91.48000°W).[2][1]
According to tradition, "hippo" is a contraction of "hypochondria"; the story continues Hippo Branch was so named on account of a hypochondriac in the area.[3]
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edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hippo Branch
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 32, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
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