Niangua River
| Niangua River | |
|---|---|
Map of the Osage River watershed showing the Niangua River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Webster County, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 37°26′46″N 92°55′11″W / 37.44611°N 92.91972°W |
| • elevation | 1,136 ft (346 m) |
| Mouth | Lake of the Ozarks |
• location | Camden County, Missouri |
• coordinates | 37°57′39″N 92°48′22″W / 37.96083°N 92.80611°W |
• elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Length | 125 mi (201 km) |
| Basin size | 1,040 sq mi (2,700 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS 06923950 at Tunnel Dam near Macks Creek, MO |
| • average | 450 cu ft/s (13 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 27,700 cu ft/s (780 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Little Niangua River |
| Watersheds | Niangua-Osage-Missouri-Mississippi |
The Niangua River /naɪˈæŋɡwə/ is a 125-mile-long (201 km) tributary of the Osage River in the Ozarks region of southern and central Missouri in the United States. Via the Osage and Missouri rivers it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
Niangua River has the name of Niangua (or Nehemgar), an Indian tribal leader. The name is said to mean "bear".