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Best Rivers & Streams in Missouri

5 top-rated rivers & streams in Missouri. Find the best rivers and streams for kayaking, fishing, tubing, and riverside adventures.

Current River (4.8 from 407 reviews), Meramec River (4.6 from 393 reviews) and Cuivre River (4.6 from 93 reviews) are the most-reviewed rivers in Missouri. The full ranking below covers 5 spots, ordered by how many people have reviewed them, each with photos, ratings and directions.

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Top Rivers & Streams in Missouri

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14.8(407)

Current River

River · Missouri

Camping nearby

A river in Missouri, with camping nearby.

24.6(393)

Meramec River

River · Missouri

A river in Missouri.

34.6(93)

Cuivre River

River · Missouri

The Cuivre River is a 41.6-mile-long river in the east central part of the state of Missouri, north of the Missouri River terminus. A good part of its course marks the borders between Lincoln and St. Charles counties before emptying into the Mississippi River north of St. Louis.

44.3(67)

Beaver Creek Park

River · Kissee Mills, Missouri

A river in Kissee Mills, Missouri.

54.5(40)

Blackwater River

River · Missouri

The Blackwater River is a 79.3-mile-long tributary of the Lamine River in west-central Missouri in the United States. Via the Lamine and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The Blackwater River was named from the character of its banks and water.

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