French Bottom
French Bottom is a reservoir in Buchanan County, Missouri. French Bottom is situated nearby to the village Elwood, as well as near Wathena.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rosecrans Memorial Airport and Rosecrans Air National Guard Base.
Rosecrans Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
Rosecrans Memorial Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located 3 miles northwest of the city of St. Joseph in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA.
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
Aerodrome
Buchanan County Courthouse
Courthouse
Buchanan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1873, and is a cruciform plan, Renaissance Revival-style brick building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elwood and St. Joseph.
Elwood
Village
Elwood is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, located west across the Missouri River from Saint Joseph, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,125.
St. Joseph
St. Joseph is a city in Missouri. It is famous as the place where Jesse James was gunned down, and as the home of Cherry Mash confectionery. It was also the headquarters for the Pony Express, as well as a major "jumping off" point for the Oregon Trail.Wathena
Village
Wathena is a city in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States, located about 5 miles west of St. Joseph, Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,246.
French Bottom
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Buchanan County, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.7794° or 39° 46′ 46″ north
Longitude
-94.88564° or 94° 53′ 8″ west
Elevation
817 feet (249 metres)
Open location code
86F7Q4H7+QP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
GeoNames ID
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