James River (Missouri)

 ( Rivers Of Missouri ) 

The James River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed March 9, 2011 river in southern Missouri. It flows from northeast Webster County until it is impounded into Table Rock Lake. It is part of the White River watershed. The river forms Lake Springfield and supplies drinking water for the city of Springfield.

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Course Its source is northeast of the town of Seymour in Webster County. Its headwaters initially flow south then turns west to northwesterly north of Seymour and turns southwest near Northview and passes down the east side of Springfield where it is impounded to form Lake Springfield. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52-53, From Springfield, it flows west and then south past Galena where it enters Table Rock Lake, a reservoir on the White River.

Major tributaries into the James River include: Pierson Creek, Teague Creek, Woolly Creek, Wilson Creek, Finley Creek, Crane Creek, and Flat Creek.

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Recreation Large sections of the James River are floatable by canoe or kayak. A solid 3-day float from the public access on the downstream side of the (Lake Springfield) dam to Galena is possible when the levels are high enough.Missouri Department of Conservation Mile-by-Mile Description and Map. [2] , accessed 5/16/2013.

The James River is a source of drinking water for the city of Springfield. Lake Springfield is the primary source of water for the cooling system at the James River Power Plant which sits by the dam. The lake is a popular fishing and kayaking destination with docks and access points made by the Missouri Conservation Department. The river contains bass, catfish, crappie and bluegill. Four of the five world record Ozark bass were caught on the James River.

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Dams The dam on the James River creates Lake Springfield, which served as the cooling reservoir for the James River Power Plant prior to its closure in 2022.

The river creates the James River Arm of Table Rock Lake, and flows into the impounded White River upstream from the Hydroelectricity Table Rock Dam, operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

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Name The name most likely is a transfer from the James River located in Virginia. James River Freeway on the Springfield's south side is named after the river.

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