The Little Niangua River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed May 31, 2011

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...

of the

Niangua River The Niangua River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 31, 2011 tributary of the Osage River in the Ozarks region of southern and central Missouri in the United Stat ...

in the

Ozarks The Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, Ozark Highlands or Ozark Plateau, is a physiographic region in the U.S. states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the extreme southeastern corner of Kansas. The Ozarks cover a significant port ...

region of central

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in the

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. Via the Niangua, Osage and

rivers, it is part of the watershed of the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it fl ...

. The Little Niangua was so named for its smaller size relative to the Niangua River.

Description

The Little Niangua rises in

Dallas County Dallas County may refer to: Places in the USA: * Dallas County, Alabama, founded in 1818, the first county in the United States by that name * Dallas County, Arkansas * Dallas County, Iowa * Dallas County, Missouri * Dallas County, Texas, the nin ...

and flows generally northeasterly through Hickory and Camden counties. It joins the Niangua River in Camden County as an arm of the

Lake of the Ozarks Lake of the Ozarks is a reservoir created by impounding the Osage River in the northern part of the Ozarks in central Missouri. Parts of three smaller tributaries to the Osage are included in the impoundment: the Niangua River, Grandglaize Cr ...

, which is formed by a

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

on the Osage River.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 44-45,

Niangua darter

The upper reaches of the Little Niangua River, including the tributaries of Cahoochie Creek and Thomas Creek in

, are known habitats of the Niangua darter, a small fish that is on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's list of Endangered Species.

Public areas

There are multiple river accesses on the Little Niangua River, including Bannister Hollow, Fiery Fork and most areas where a road crosses the river.

References

Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
* DeLorme (2002). ''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entry for the Niangua Darter
{{authority control Rivers of Missouri Rivers of Camden County, Missouri Rivers of Dallas County, Missouri Rivers of Hickory County, Missouri Tributaries of the Missouri River

Description

Niangua darter

Public areas

See also

References