The Saint Francis River is a tributary of the Mississippi River in southeastern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas in the United States. The river drains a mostly mountainous rural area and forms part of the Missouri-Arkansas state line along the western side of the Missouri "bootheel". Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... Missouri, named after the Missouri Siouan Indian tribe meaning canoe, is a Midwestern state of the United States with Jefferson City as its capital. ... State nickname: The Natural State Other U.S. States Capital Little Rock Largest city Little Rock Governor Mike Huckabee Official languages English Area 137,732 km² (29th)  - Land 134,856 km²  - Water 2,876 km² (2. ...

The river rises in Iron County, Missouri out of granite mountains. the first major town the river hits is Farmington. The river flows south now and receives the waters of the Little Saint Francis river and Big Creek in Sam A. Baker State Park. Then the river flows south through the Saint Francois Mountains, until it is impounded by Wapapello lake. Immediately below Wapapello lake, the river turns into a silt laden slow stream. Once into lower Wayne county, the river twists and turns through cane forests and willow swamplands, transitioning from a clear stream into a muddy river. The largest town on the river, Kennett, Missouri, has no port facilities. Once into Arkansas, the river receives the Little River, which is part of the C.L.SF.N.S, or the Castor River, Little River, Saint Francis River Navigation System. Downstream from this point, the Saint Francis is navigable by barge. It joins the Mississippi below Helena, Arkansas. Iron County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Granite is a common and widely-occurring group of intrusive felsic igneous rocks that form at great depths and pressures under continents. ... Farmington is a city located in St. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ... Kennett is a city located in Dunklin County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 11,260. ... see also Castor River (Ontario) The Castor River rises in eastern Missouri, the river flows through a shut-in, or trapped area in a river. ... Self propelled barge carrying bulk crushed stone Note that Barge is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Tupolev Tu-85 bomber. ... Helena is a city located in Phillips County, Arkansas. ...