Blackwater River (Missouri)
| Blackwater River | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of the North and South Forks of the Blackwater River, Johnson County, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 38°48′23″N 93°50′46″W / 38.8063889°N 93.8461111°W |
| • elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Lamine River in Cooper County, Missouri |
• coordinates | 38°56′21″N 92°56′50″W / 38.9391667°N 92.9472222°W |
• elevation | 577 ft (176 m) |
| Length | 79 mi (127 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Blue Lick, Missouri |
| • average | 824 cu/ft. per sec. |
| 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) tributary of the Lamine River in west-central Missouri in the United States. 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.