Blackwater River (Missouri)

Blackwater River
Physical characteristics
Main source Confluence of the North and South Forks of the Blackwater River, Johnson County, Missouri
700 ft (210 m)
38°48′23″N 93°50′46″W / 38.8063889°N 93.8461111°W / 38.8063889; -93.8461111 (Blackwater River origin)
River mouth Confluence with the Lamine River in Cooper County, Missouri
577 ft (176 m)
38°56′21″N 92°56′50″W / 38.9391667°N 92.9472222°W / 38.9391667; -92.9472222 (Blackwater River mouth)Coordinates: 38°56′21″N 92°56′50″W / 38.9391667°N 92.9472222°W / 38.9391667; -92.9472222 (Blackwater River mouth)
Length 79 mi (127 km)
Basin features
Progression Blackwater River → Lamine → Missouri → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID 729709

The Blackwater River is a 79.3-mile-long (127.6 km)[1] tributary of the Lamine River in west-central Missouri in the United States.[2] Via the Lamine and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Blackwater River was named from the character of its banks and water.[3] The Blackwater River is 16 miles longer than the Lamine River, of which it is a tributary.

Course

The Blackwater River is formed by short north and south forks in Johnson County about 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Warrensburg and flows generally east-northeastwardly through Johnson, Pettis, Saline and Cooper counties, past the towns of Sweet Springs and Blackwater. It flows into the Lamine River in northwestern Cooper County, about 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Blackwater.[4]

The North Fork of the Blackwater starts in the southwestern corner of Lafayette County near the small village of Chapel Hill, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Bates City.[4]

Several sections of the river's upper course have been straightened and channelized.

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 31, 2011
  2. ↑ "Blackwater River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-09-11.
  3. ↑ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 280.
  4. 1 2 Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 35-6 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
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