Meramec River
The Meramec River, sometimes spelled Maramec River, is one of the longest free-flowing waterways in the U.S. state of Missouri, draining 3,980 square miles while wandering 218 miles from headwaters southeast of Salem to where it empties into the Mississippi River near St. Louis at Arnold and Oakville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Missouri, United States
- Also known as: “Mearamigoua River”, “Meramecsipy River”, “Meremeck River”, “Merramec River”, “Merrimac River”, “River Marimeg”, “River Mearmeig”, and “Riviere Maramecquisipi”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Imperial and Arnold.
Imperial
Village
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
St. Louis Area is the region around St. Louis, Missouri. It borders St. Louis Metro East along the Mississippi River. Within Missouri, it borders Southeast Missouri, Central Missouri, and Northeast Missouri. Imperial is situated 2½ miles southwest of Meramec River.
Arnold
Town
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Arnold is a city in northeastern Jefferson County, Missouri, situated near the confluence of the Meramec and Mississippi rivers. A suburb of St. Louis, the city lies within the Greater St. Arnold is situated 3 miles northwest of Meramec River.
Sulphur Springs
Hamlet
Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in eastern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located near Barnhart, bordering the banks of Glaize Creek and the Mississippi River. Sulphur Springs is situated 4 miles southwest of Meramec River.
Meramec River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Jefferson, Missouri, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Meramec River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Meramec”
- Catalan: “Meramec”
- Cebuano: “Meramec River”
- Dutch: “Meramec River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ميراميك”
- French: “Meramec”
- French: “rivière Meramec”
- German: “Meramec River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Meramec”
- Italian: “fiume negli Stati Uniti d’America”
- Spanish: “río Meramec”
- Spanish: “Río Meramec”
- Venetian: “Meramec”
- Welsh: “Afon Meramec”
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