Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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).
A municipality incorporates as a 4th Class city if the population is between 500 and 2,999 (under 500, it may incorporate as a village [1] – see list of villages in Missouri). It may incorporate as a 3rd Class city if the population is between 3,000 and 29,999. [2] There is more flexibility in government for 3rd Class cities than 4th Class.
Cedar Creek (Missouri River tributary) Cedar Creek (Sac River tributary) Chariton River (280 miles (450 km)) Cherry Valley Creek; Clear Creek; Coldwater Creek (Missouri river tributary) Coldwater Creek (South Grand River tributary) Coldwater Creek (Saline Creek tributary) Courtois Creek; Crane Creek; Crockett Creek; Crooked Creek; Crooked River ...
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.
Lake Timberline is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States.The community is built around several reservoirs built in the valleys of Bee Run and Primrose Creek, southwest-flowing tributaries of the Big River, which in turn flows northwest to the Meramec 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]
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 .