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St. Francois State Park is a public recreation area occupying 2,735 acres (1,107 ha) five miles (8.0 km) north of Bonne Terre in St. Francois County, Missouri. The state park features a campground, trails for hiking and horseback riding, and fishing on the Big River. The 49-acre (20 ha) Coonville Creek Natural Area, made up of Coonville Creek ...
The name "Big River" is a translation of the French Grande Rivière. [5] According to the National Weather Service, the maximum flood stage of the Big River at Byrnes Mill occurred on August 21, 1915, and was 30.20 feet (9.20 m), with a flow of roughly 80,000 cubic feet (2,300 m 3) per second. Flood stage at Byrnes Mill is 16 feet (4.9 m).
The lake was created when Big River was dammed. [2] The Council Bluff Dam construction began in 1979 and was completed in 1981. [ 5 ] It was at the time the largest earthfill dam ever built by the USDA-Forest Service with an embankment height of 124 feet.
Big River Township is an inactive township in St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [ 1 ] Big River Township was erected in 1863, taking its name from the Big River .
Big Lake State Park is a public recreation area located in northwest Missouri, United States. The 407-acre (165 ha) state park was established in 1932 at the northern end of the state's largest oxbow lake, Big Lake. Park activities include boating, camping, picnicking, fishing, and swimming. [4]
Print/export Download as PDF ... Big River Township is an inactive township in Jefferson County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] Big River Township takes its name ...
Big River Township is the name of two townships in the U.S. state of Missouri: Big River Township, Jefferson County, Missouri Big River Township, Saint Francois County, Missouri
Bear Creek is a stream in northwestern St. Francois County in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] It is a tributary of the Big River.. The stream headwaters arise in the Terre du Lac recreation community west of Bonne Terre at and the stream flows north passing under Missouri Route 47 and on to its confluence with the Big River at