Editing Belle, Missouri (section)

==Geography==
Belle is located in northeastern Maries County and southeastern Osage County at the intersection of Missouri routes [[Missouri Route 28|28]] and [[Missouri Route 89|89]]. [[Vienna, Missouri|Vienna]], the Belle [[county seat]], is {{convert|17|mi}} to the southwest along routes 28 and 42. [[Bland, Missouri|Bland]] in [[Gasconade County, Missouri|Gasconade County]] is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the east-northeast along Route 28, while [[Linn, Missouri|Linn]] is {{convert|18|mi}} to the northwest along Route 89. Belle is {{convert|93|mi}} west-southwest of [[St. Louis]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Belle has a total area of {{convert|1.34|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|0.001|sqmi|acre|1}}, or 0.07%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The city sits on high ground which drains northwest toward the [[Gasconade River]], a tributary of the [[Missouri River]], and southeast toward the [[Dry Fork (Bourbeuse River tributary)|Dry Fork]], a tributary of the [[Bourbeuse River]] and part of the [[Meramec River]] watershed.