| Big Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| District | Benton and Morgan counties |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Morgan County |
| ⁃ coordinates | 38°24′02″N93°01′53″W / 38.40056°N 93.03139°W |
| ⁃ elevation | 1,060 ft (320 m) |
| Mouth | Big Buffalo Cove, Lake of the Ozarks |
⁃ location | Benton County, Missouri |
⁃ coordinates | 38°16′38″N93°05′25″W / 38.27722°N 93.09028°W Coordinates: 38°16′38″N93°05′25″W / 38.27722°N 93.09028°W |
⁃ elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| ⁃ left | Minnow Branch |
| ⁃ right | Archer Creek |
| [1] [2] | |
Big Buffalo Creek is a stream in Morgan and Benton counties in west-central Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Osage River within the Lake of the Ozarks. [2]
A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.
Morgan County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,565. Its county seat is Versailles. The county was organized January 5, 1833 and named for General Daniel Morgan of the American Revolutionary War.
Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,056 as of the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Warsaw. The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.
The stream headwaters arise just south of a fish hatchery about three miles southwest of Stover. The stream flows south and southwest passing south of Boylers Mill to enter Benton County and the Big Buffalo Creek Conservation Area. The stream turns to the south and enters the waters of Lake of the Ozarks at the community of Zora. Prior to the filling of the lake the stream channel met the Osage River just south of the community of Riverview. [3] [2]
A fish hatchery is a place for artificial breeding, hatching, and rearing through the early life stages of animals—finfish and shellfish in particular. Hatcheries produce larval and juvenile fish, shellfish, and crustaceans, primarily to support the aquaculture industry where they are transferred to on-growing systems, such as fish farms, to reach harvest size. Some species that are commonly raised in hatcheries include Pacific oysters, shrimp, Indian prawns, salmon, tilapia and scallops. The value of global aquaculture production is estimated to be US$98.4 billion in 2008 with China significantly dominating the market; however, the value of aquaculture hatchery and nursery production has yet to be estimated. Additional hatchery production for small-scale domestic uses, which is particularly prevalent in South-East Asia or for conservation programmes, has also yet to be quantified.
Stover is a city in Morgan County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,094 at the 2010 census.
Boylers Mill is an unincorporated community in western Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is in Pole Hollow just north of the Big Buffalo Creek. The site is on Missouri Route FF.
The stream name was to distinguish it from Little Buffalo Creek which is also in Buffalo Township in Morgan County. [4]
Buffalo Township is a township in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
