List of Longest Rivers in The United States By State - Missouri

Missouri

  1. Missouri River – 2,340 miles (3,770 km)
  2. Mississippi River – 2,320 miles (3,730 km)
  3. White River – 722 miles (1,162 km)
  4. Des Moines River – 525 miles (845 km)
  5. St. Francis River – 426 miles (686 km)
  6. Black River – 300 miles (480 km)
  7. Gasconade River – 280 miles (450 km)
  8. Osage River – 276 miles (444 km)
  9. Meramec River – 229 miles (369 km)
  10. Chariton River – 218 miles (351 km)
  • The Gasconade River is the longest river that is entirely within Missouri.

See also List of rivers of Missouri.

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    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

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    —Dudley Nichols (1895–1960)