California Branch

California Branch is a stream in Franklin and Washington counties of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Indian Creek.

The stream headwaters arise in north-central Washington County approximately five miles west-northwest of Richwoods. The stream flows to the northwest for approximately five miles passing through the Little Indian Creek Conservation Area to its confluence 1.5 miles north of the Washington-Franklin county line.Cyclone Hollow, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1981 The headwaters are at and the confluence is at .

California Branch was named after the state of California, the former home of an early settler.

See also List of rivers of Missouri

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