Flat River
The Flat River is a stream in St. Francois County, Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River. The stream source is at: and the confluence is at. Flat River was so named on account of its flat banks. A variant name was "River la Platte".| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: stream in Missouri, USA
- Also known as: “River la Platte”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center.
Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center
Prison
The Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is a 2,684-bed prison located in a detached eastern section of Bonne Terre, Missouri. It is home to adult males who are awaiting beds at other facilities, is a medical flat camp, houses inmates serving life sentences and where death row inmates receive lethal injection. Eastern Reception, Diagnostic and Correctional Center is situated 2½ miles north of Flat River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Park Hills and Bonne Terre.
Park Hills
Town
Park Hills is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States. The population was 8,587 at the 2020 census. Park Hills is situated 3 miles southwest of Flat River.
Bonne Terre
Town
Bonne Terre is a city in St. Francois County, Missouri, United States, with a population of 6,864 at the 2010 census. Situated in the Southeast Missouri Lead District, lead mining shaped the history and character of the area from the earliest French settlers in the 1720s until today, even though Bonne Terre Mine established by St. Bonne Terre is situated 3½ miles northwest of Flat River.
Flat River
- Category: body of water
- Location: St. Francois, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Flat River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Flat River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Missouri, Saint Francois County, lat 37,89, long -90,50)”
- Cebuano: “Flat River”
- Welsh: “Afon Flat”
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Highlights include Herod Cemetery and Saint Francois Cemetery.
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