Английская Википедия:Big River (Missouri)
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The Big River is a tributary of the Meramec River in east-central Missouri. The river rises in western Iron County near the summit of Johnson Mountain just north of Missouri Route 32 and approximately 3.5 miles southeast of the community of Enough.[1] It flows through Washington, Saint Francois, and Jefferson counties. It forms part of the boundary between Jefferson and Saint Francois counties and also part of the boundary between Jefferson and Washington counties. It empties into the Meramec River opposite Eureka where the Meramec forms the border between Jefferson and Saint Louis counties. The river flows through Washington State Park, St. Francois State Park, and the Lead Belt mining district. The elevation of the river at its source is approximately Шаблон:Convert above sea level and at its mouth about Шаблон:Convert. The length of the river is approximately Шаблон:Convert,[2] while the airline distance between source and mouth is about Шаблон:Convert. Its watershed area is Шаблон:Convert.
The river flows through or near the communities of Belgrade, Irondale, Park Hills, Bonne Terre, Morse Mill, Cedar Hill, and Byrnes Mill.
Tributaries of the Big River include Flat River, Belews Creek, Turkey Creek, Mill Creek, Mineral Fork, Calico Creek, Heads Creek, Terre Bleue Creek, Ditch Creek, and Jones Creek.
Character of the river
Like many other Ozark streams, the Big River has entrenched meanders; its valley is typically about half a mile wide, sometimes much narrower, and the valley is usually from Шаблон:Convert deep. This indicates that this river formed on a plain near sea level, which give the river its meandering nature, and then was subsequently uplifted, causing entrenchment.
About Шаблон:Convert are navigable; however, the remains of five small mill dams makes portage necessary, due to drops of several feet or high turbulence. Otherwise, the river is gentle for canoeing, with a Class I difficulty rating. Public parks are adjacent to most of these dams, and are popular fishing spots. Due to steady infeed of springwater, this river is navigable in all seasons.
Major pollution sources near Park Hills are due to historic mining activities, which including erosion from mine tailings piles and leaking mine dams.
Major gamefish commonly found in the river include largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, rock bass, longear sunfish, bluegill, channel catfish, flathead catfish, and redhorse suckers.
History
The name "Big River" is a translation of the French Grande Rivière.[3]
According to the National Weather Service, the maximum flood stage of the Big River at Byrnes Mill occurred on August 21, 1915, and was Шаблон:Convert, with a flow of roughly Шаблон:Convert per second. Flood stage at Byrnes Mill is Шаблон:Convert. The lowest flow measured, Шаблон:Convert per second, was recorded on August 30, 1936. The average annual discharge here is Шаблон:Convert per second. August is the month with the lowest average flow, while April has the highest average flow.
See also
References
External links
- Big River canoeing information
- More Big River canoeing information
- Big River flood stage information
- A Paddlers Guide to Missouri
- Big River Watershed Inventory and Assessment, from the Missouri Department of Conservation
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