Big Piney River
| Big Piney River | |
|---|---|
The Big Piney River near Houston, Missouri. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Region | Ozark Plateau |
| Cities | Cabool, Houston, Fort Leonard Wood |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Dunn, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 37°08′47″N 92°11′18″W / 37.14639°N 92.18833°W |
| • elevation | 1,500 ft (460 m) |
| Mouth | Gasconade River |
• location | North of Devils Elbow, Missouri, Pulaski County, North-Central Ozark Plateau, Missouri |
• coordinates | 37°53′01″N 92°03′51″W / 37.88361°N 92.06417°W |
• elevation | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri |
| • average | 685 cu/ft. per sec. |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Piney Creek, Paddy Creek |
| • right | Arthur Creek, Indian Creek |
The Big Piney River is a 110-mile-long (180 km) tributary of the Gasconade River in Pulaski and Texas counties in Missouri, United States. Via the Gasconade and Missouri rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River basin.