Lamine River Explained

The Lamine River is a 63.8adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of the Missouri River in central Missouri in the United States. It is formed in northern Morgan County, about 4miles southeast of Otterville by the confluence of Flat and Richland creeks, and flows generally northwardly through Cooper and Pettis counties. In northwestern Cooper County the Lamine collects the Blackwater River and flows into the Missouri River northeast of Lamine and 6miles west of Boonville.[2] At Clifton City, the river has a mean annual discharge of 455 cubic feet per second.[3] Below the mouth of the Blackwater River, its discharge averages 1,279 cubic feet per second (see Blackwater River.)

The river was named by French explorers for mining operations in the area.[4] According to the Geographic Names Information System, the river has also been known as "La Mine River" and as "Rivière a la Mine."[5] The unincorporated community of Lamine and the township of Lamine were named after the La Mine River.[6]

Location

Mouth: Confluence with the Missouri River, Cooper County, Missouri:
  • Source: Confluence of Flat Creek[7] and Richland Creek,[8] Morgan County, Missouri:

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    Notes and References

    1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 31, 2011
    2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme (2002), 2nd ed., Yarmouth, Maine; pp. 36-7 .
    3. Web site: USGS Surface Water data for Missouri: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics.
    4. Web site: Cooper County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 22 September 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071003/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cooper.html . 24 June 2016 .
    5. Web site: [{{GNIS 3|729761}} Lamine River ]. Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 2014-01-22.
    6. Eaton . David W. . How Missouri Counties, Towns, and Streams were named. . Missouri Historical Review . July 1916 . 10 . 4 . 263–286 . State Historical Society of Missouri .
    7. Web site: [{{GNIS 3|717987}} Flat Creek ]. Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 2014-01-22.
    8. Web site: [{{GNIS 3|725274}} Richland Creek ]. Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . 2014-01-22.

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