The Niangua River is in the United States and flows through south and central Missouri through the Ozarks region. It’s 201km long. It is a tributary of the Osage River. The name of Niangua comes from an Indian tribal leader and it means ‘bear’.
It is one of the best fishing spots in the state of Missouri (at Bennett Sprigs there are lots of trout) and many hikers come here for snorkeling, canoeing and hiking. On hot summer weekends the river is quite crowded, thanks to the cooling current from the water.
The river bed is rocky and pebbly, but there are also fine sandy stretches and lots of limestone. There are plenty of trees along the banks of the river, so driftwood is relatively abundant in some stretches of the river. The surrounding forests are home for a large number of plant and animal species, for example salamanders, minnows, darters, northern water snake and so on. There are some endemic fish species there, too, like the Niangua darter.
- GPS
- 37.9596100, -92.8014984
- Geographical region
- Northern America
- Drainage Basin
- Missouri
- River catchment
- Osage
- Water body type
- River
- Water body name
- Niangua
- Water body part
- River mouth
- Water body course
- Lower course
- Water body: tributary of
- River
- Tributary name
- Osage
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