| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Missouri |
| Length | 118 mi (190 km) |
| Discharge1 location | USGS 06919900 near Caplinger Mills, MO[1] |
| Discharge1 min | 34 cu ft/s (0.96 m3/s) |
| Discharge1 avg | 1,670 cu ft/s (47 m3/s) |
| Discharge1 max | 51,200 cu ft/s (1,450 m3/s) |
| Source1 location | Greene County, Missouri |
| Source1 coordinates | 37°12′39″N 93°26′04″W |
| Source1 elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m) |
| Mouth | Truman Reservoir |
| Mouth location | Osceola, Missouri |
| Mouth coordinates | 38°01′00″N 93°43′08″W[2] |
| Mouth elevation | 709 ft (216 m) |
| Tributaries left | Lumley Branch |
| Tributaries right | Little Sac River |
| Custom label | Watersheds |
| Custom data | Sac-Osage-Missouri-Mississippi |
The Sac River (pronounced sock) is a river in the Ozarks of Southwest Missouri, United States.
Description
The river is 118 miles (190 km) long,[3] with headwaters in western Greene County. The stream passes through the northeast corner of Lawrence County then re-enters Greene County. The stream enters Dade County northwest of Ash Grove. The stream enters Stockton Lake in Dade County between Dadeville and Greenfield, then flows north exiting Stockton Lake in Cedar County. The stream meanders north into St. Clair County, passes under US Route 54 and enters the Osage River in Truman Reservoir southeast of Osceola.[4]
Large portions of the Sac River and the Little Sac River are inundated by Stockton Lake.
The river was named after the Sac Indians.[5] The Big Eddy Site, an archaeological dig, is along the Sac River within Cedar County. Eleven feet of river sediment at the site provides a stratigraphy that suggests more than 10,000 years of nearly constant occupation by American Indians, potentially pre-dating the Clovis culture and contributing to the knowledge of the Dalton and San Patrice cultures.
See also
References
- ^ "Water-Data Report 2013 - 06919900 Sac River near Caplinger Mills, MO". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 31, 2011
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 43 and 51-52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Dade County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived 24 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 25 September 2016.