<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Big River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Dam at Cedar Hill, Missouri, on the Big River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Name origin: French: Grande Rivière </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Td> Missouri </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Tributaries </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - left </Td> <Td> Brock Creek, Clear Creek, Furnace Creek, Hopewell Creek, Blay Creek, Cabanne Course, Bear Creek, Three Hill Creek, Maddin Creek, Mineral Fork, Ditch Creek, Maupin Creek, Jones Creek, Skullbones Creek </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - right </Td> <Td> Sam Branch, Smith Branch, Janes Creek, Dent Branch, Cedar Creek, Mill Creek, Dry Creek (Washington County), Hayden Creek, Eaton Branch, Flat River, Cedar Run, Pike Run, Coonville Creek, Bee Run, Perkins Creek, Dry Creek (Jefferson County), Belews Creek, Heads Creek </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cities </Th> <Td> Caledonia, Irondale, Park Hills, Bonne Terre, Byrnes Mill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Source </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - location </Td> <Td> Iron County, Missouri, United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 1,300 ft (396 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 37 ° 41 ′ 24" N 90 ° 57 ′ 56" W ﻿ / ﻿ 37.6899 ° N 90.9656 ° W ﻿ / 37.6899; - 90.9656 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mouth </Th> <Td> Meramec River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - elevation </Td> <Td> 400 ft (122 m) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> - coordinates </Td> <Td> 38 ° 28 ′ 19" N 90 ° 37 ′ 08" W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.4720 ° N 90.6188 ° W ﻿ / 38.4720; - 90.6188 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 145 mi (233 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Basin </Th> <Td> 955 sq mi (2,473 km) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Big River </Td> </Tr>

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