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Gasconade River, Missouri
Gasconade River, Missouri

Gasconade River

river, Missouri, United States
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Gasconade River, river in south-central Missouri, U.S. It rises in the Ozark Mountains and flows northeastward into the Missouri River near Hermann, in north Gasconade county. The 250-mile (400-km) river, noted for its fishing, has dams at Richland and Vienna.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Lorraine Murray.