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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 Piney River; Big River (142 miles (229 km)) Big Sugar Creek; Billys Branch; Black Jack Creek; Black River (300 miles (480 km)) Blackwater River (55 miles (89 km)) Blair Branch; Blairs Creek; Blue River; Bobs Creek; Bogard Creek; Bollinger Creek; Boone Creek; Bourbeuse River (147 miles (237 km)) Brazil Creek; Brush Creek (Blue River tributary)
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]
Development plans call for facilities for hiking and walking, camping, fishing, picnicking, birdwatching, and nature study. [5] It was one of three new Missouri state parks announced in 2016. [3] The Missouri Department of Natural Resources conducted a one-day open house and guided hike of the unopened park in May 2023. [1]
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 .
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 ...