Cuivre River

Cuivre River
Buffalo River, Copper River, Cuvier River, Quiver River, Quivre River
EtymologyGeorges Cuvier
Native nameRivière aux Boeufs (French)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
RegionLincoln & St. Charles Counties
Cities & villageTroy, Moscow Mills, Chain of Rocks, Old Monroe
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of North Fork and West Fork
 • coordinates39°01′02″N 90°59′34″W / 39.01722°N 90.99278°W / 39.01722; -90.99278
 • elevation470 feet (140 m)
MouthMississippi River
 • coordinates
38°56′00″N 90°41′13″W / 38.93333°N 90.68694°W / 38.93333; -90.68694
 • elevation
423 feet (129 m)
Length41.6 miles (66.9 km)
Basin features
LandmarksCuivre River State Park
Tributaries 
 • leftLead Creek
 • rightBig Creek
Map of Missouri rivers, including Cuivre River
Map of Missouri rivers, including Cuivre River

The Cuivre River is a 41.6-mile-long (66.9 km)[1] river in the east central part of the state of Missouri, north of the Missouri River terminus. A good part of its course marks the borders between Lincoln and St. Charles counties before emptying into the Mississippi River north of St. Louis. The Cuivre River State Park near Troy has its southwestern borders on the river. The river is considered a navigable stream by the Missouri water patrol.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011

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