# Bourbeuse River > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bourbeuse_River > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bourbeuse_River.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbeuse_River > Source revision: 1288763897 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) River in Missouri, U.S. The **Bourbeuse River** [/ˈbərbɪs/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English) (French for 'muddy') is a river located in east-central [Missouri](/source/Missouri), in the [Ozarks](/source/Ozarks) region, and is one of two major tributaries of the [Meramec River](/source/Meramec_River), the other being the [Big River](/source/Big_River_(Missouri)). The Bourbeuse flows to the northeast from its source ([37°58′42″N 91°43′03″W / 37.97833°N 91.71750°W / 37.97833; -91.71750 (Bourbeuse River (source))](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bourbeuse_River¶ms=37_58_42_N_91_43_03_W_type:landmark_region:US-MO&title=Bourbeuse+River+%28source%29))[1] near the locale of [Dillon](/source/Dillon%2C_Missouri) just northeast of [Rolla](/source/Rolla%2C_Missouri) in [Phelps County](/source/Phelps_County%2C_Missouri),[2] through [Maries](/source/Maries_County%2C_Missouri), [Gasconade](/source/Gasconade_County%2C_Missouri), [Crawford](/source/Crawford_County%2C_Missouri), and [Franklin](/source/Franklin_County%2C_Missouri) counties, where it discharges into the Meramec River near [Moselle](/source/Moselle%2C_Missouri) ([38°23′57″N 90°53′21″W / 38.39917°N 90.88917°W / 38.39917; -90.88917 (Bourbeuse River (mouth))](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bourbeuse_River¶ms=38_23_57_N_90_53_21_W_type:river_region:US-MO&title=Bourbeuse+River+%28mouth%29)).[1] The elevation of the river at its source is approximately 1,140 feet (350 m)[2] above sea level and at its mouth about 463 feet (141 m).[1] The total length of the river is 154 miles (248 km),[3] while the airline distance between source and mouth is 53 miles (85 km). The watershed area is 842.9 square miles (2,183 km2). Tributaries of the Bourbeuse River include [Boone Creek](/source/Boone_Creek_(Bourbeuse_River)), [Bowen Creek](/source/Bowen_Creek_(Bourbeuse_River_tributary)), [Brush Creek](/source/Brush_Creek_(Bourbeuse_River)), [Dry Fork](/source/Dry_Fork_(Bourbeuse_River)), [Little Bourbeuse River](/source/Little_Bourbeuse_River), [Red Oak Creek](/source/Red_Oak_Creek_(Missouri)), [Spring Creek](/source/Spring_Creek_(Bourbeuse_River)) and [Voss Creek](/source/Voss_Creek).[4] The [USGS](/source/USGS) stream gauge in [Union](/source/Union%2C_Missouri), near the mouth of the river, measures an average flow of 692 cubic feet (19.6 m3) per second.[5] ## See also - [List of Missouri rivers](/source/List_of_Missouri_rivers) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-gnis_1-2) [U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bourbeuse River](https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/731540) 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-usgs_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-usgs_2-1) *Dillon, Missouri,* 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1963 (1977 rev.) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-NHD_3-0)** U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [The National Map](https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/) 2012-03-29 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), accessed May 13, 2011 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Gasconade County | The State Historical Society of Missouri"](https://collections.shsmo.org/manuscripts/columbia/C2366/gasconade-county). *collections.shsmo.org*. Retrieved 2025-05-04. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [USGS Waterdata](https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mo/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=07016500&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw) ## External links **Map all coordinates using** [OpenStreetMap](https://tools.wmflabs.org/osm4wiki/cgi-bin/wiki/wiki-osm.pl?project=en&article=Bourbeuse_River) **Download coordinates as:** - [KML](https://tools.wmflabs.org/kmlexport?article=Bourbeuse_River) - [GPX (all coordinates)](https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?project=en.wikipedia.org&coprimary=all&titles=Bourbeuse_River) - [GPX (primary coordinates)](https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?project=en.wikipedia.org&coprimary=primary&titles=Bourbeuse_River) - [GPX (secondary coordinates)](https://geoexport.toolforge.org/gpx?project=en.wikipedia.org&coprimary=secondary&titles=Bourbeuse_River) - [Bourbeus River canoeing information](https://web.archive.org/web/20051101224343/http://www.missouricanoe.org/bourbeuse.html) - [More Bourbeus River canoeing information](http://southwestpaddler.com/docs/meramec4.html) - [Bourbeus River flood stage information](http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=lsx&gage=unnm7&view=1,1,1,1,1,1) - [Bourbeuse River Watershed Inventory and Assessment, Missouri Department of Conservation](https://web.archive.org/web/20051022152543/http://www.mdc.state.mo.us/fish/watershed/bourbeus/contents/050cotxt.htm) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bourbeuse River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbeuse_River) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbeuse_River?action=history)). 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