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The Fishing River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed May 31, 2011 tributary of the Missouri River in western Missouri in the United States. It rises in the northeastern extremity of
The Fishing River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map
, accessed May 31, 2011 tributary of the Missouri River in western Missouri in the United States. It rises in the northeastern extremity of
Kansas City
The Kansas City metropolitan area is a bi-state metropolitan area anchored by Kansas City, Missouri. Its 14 counties straddle the border between the U.S. states of Missouri (9 counties) and Kansas (5 counties). With and a population of more ...
in Clay County and flows generally eastward and southeastward through Clay and southeastern Ray
Ray may refer to:
Fish
* Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea
* Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin
Science and mathematics
* Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point
* Ray (g ...
counties, past the town of Mosby. It joins the Missouri River about south of the town of Orrick.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 27,
Downstream of Mosby, it collects the East Fork Fishing River, which rises at the town of Lawson
Lawson may refer to:
Places Australia
* Lawson, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Lawson, New South Wales, a town in the Blue Mountains
Canada
* Lawson, Saskatchewan
* Lawson Island, Nunavut
United States
* Lawson, Arkansas
...
and flows generally southward through Ray and Clay counties, through the resort community of Crystal Lake and past the town of Excelsior Springs.
Fishing River was named for the fact it contained an abundance of fish.
In 1808, William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition established Fort Osage along the Missouri near the mouth of the Fishing River. The fort became a center of trade among European settlers and Native Americans in the region.
Location
;Mouth:Confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
with the Missouri River in Ray County, Missouri:
;Source: Clay County, Missouri:
See also
* List of Missouri riversReferences
Rivers of Missouri Tributaries of the Missouri River Rivers of Clay County, Missouri Rivers of Ray County, Missouri {{Missouri-river-stub