Moreau River (Missouri River tributary)

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Moreau River is a stream in Cole County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Missouri River.

The stream headwaters occur at the confluence of North Moreau Creek with South Moreau Creek at 38°29′58″N92°18′27″W / 38.49944°N 92.30750°W / 38.49944; -92.30750 [1] about ten miles southwest of Jefferson City. The stream meanders to the east passing under U.S. Route 54 south of Jefferson City and U.S. Route 50 east of Jefferson City to enter the Missouri River at 38°33′26″N92°05′10″W / 38.55722°N 92.08611°W / 38.55722; -92.08611 . [1] [2] At Jefferson City, the river has a mean annual discharge of 416 cu/ft. per sec. [3]

The Moreau River most likely was named for its dark water, "Moreau" being a word derived from the French meaning "black". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moreau River (Missouri River tributary)
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 37-8, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
  4. ↑ "Cole County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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