Bourbeuse River

The Bourbeuse River (French for 'muddy') is a river located in east-central Missouri, in the Ozarks region, and is one of two major tributaries of the Meramec River, the other being the Big River. The Bourbeuse flows to the northeast from its source near the locale of Dillon in Phelps County, through Maries County, Gasconade County, Crawford County, and Franklin County, where it discharges into the Meramec River near Moselle   The elevation of the river at its source is approximately above sea level and at its mouth about . The total length of the river is , while the airline distance between source and mouth is . The watershed area is .