| Blackwater River | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Confluence of the North and South Forks of the Blackwater River, Johnson County, Missouri |
| • coordinates | 38°48′23″N 93°50′46″W / 38.8063889°N 93.8461111°W |
| • elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Lamine River in Cooper County, Missouri |
• coordinates | 38°56′21″N 92°56′50″W / 38.9391667°N 92.9472222°W |
• elevation | 577 ft (176 m)[1] |
| Length | 79 mi (127 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Blue Lick, Missouri |
| • average | 824 cu/ft. per sec.[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Blackwater River → Lamine → Missouri → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 729709 [1] |
The Blackwater River is a 79.3-mile-long (127.6 km)[3] tributary of the Lamine River in west-central Missouri in the United States.[1] Via the Lamine and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Blackwater River was named from the character of its banks and water.[4]