List of rivers of Missouri

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Map of major Missouri rivers

List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state).

By drainage basin

This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.

Contents

Mississippi River

Arkansas River

White River

Mississippi River between the White and Missouri rivers

Missouri River

Mississippi River north of the Missouri River

Alphabetically

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The majority of the Castor and Whitewater rivers have been diverted to drain directly to the Mississippi via the Headwater Diversion Channel, but the lower portions of both rivers still drain to the Little River. "Headwater Diversion Basin Watershed: Executive Summary". Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2007.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meramec River</span> Stream in the American state of Missouri

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Indian Creek may refer to the following:

Turkey Creek may refer to:

Bear Creek or Bearcreek may refer to:

Brush Creek may refer to the following places in the United States:

Coon Creek may refer to:

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Dry Fork or Dryfork may refer to:

The Osage Fork Gasconade River is a stream in Wright, Webster and Laclede counties in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Gasconade River.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niangua River</span> Stream in the American state of Missouri

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Niangua River</span> Stream in the American state of Missouri

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">North River (Missouri)</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chariton River</span> River in the United States of America

The Chariton River is a 218-mile-long (351 km) tributary to the Missouri River in southeast Iowa and northeast Missouri. The river forms in southeastern Clarke County, Iowa. It is dammed at 11,000-acre (45 km2) Rathbun Reservoir in Appanoose County, Iowa and then flows 30 miles (48 km) before entering Missouri where it forms the boundary between Putnam and Schuyler counties. It enters the Missouri River in Chariton County near Keytesville. 112 miles (180 km) are in Missouri and 106 miles (171 km) are in Iowa. The river has been called Missouri's "Grand Divide" because streams west of the Chariton flow into the Missouri and streams east of it flow into the Mississippi River.

Lick Creek may refer to:

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