| Cuivre River Buffalo River, Copper River, Cuvier River, Quiver River, Quivre River | |
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| Etymology | Georges Cuvier |
| Native name | Rivière aux Boeufs (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Region | Lincoln and St. Charles Counties |
| Cities and village | Troy, Moscow Mills, Chain of Rocks, Old Monroe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of North Fork and West Fork |
| • coordinates | 39°01′02″N 90°59′34″W / 39.01722°N 90.99278°W |
| • elevation | 470 feet (140 m) |
| Mouth | Mississippi River |
• coordinates | 38°56′00″N 90°41′13″W / 38.93333°N 90.68694°W |
• elevation | 423 feet (129 m) |
| Length | 41.6 mi (66.9 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Landmarks | Cuivre River State Park |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Lead Creek |
| • right | Big Creek |
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.
- ^ 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