Dresser Island is an

island An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ...

in the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...

.The island is entirely within St. Charles County, Missouri. Dresser Island has the name of Thomas Dresser, a local landowner.

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Landforms of St. Charles County, Missouri River islands of Missouri Islands of the Mississippi River {{StCharlesCountyMO-geo-stub