Bourbeuse River - Mile-By-Mile Description - map

0.0 State Hwy. 19 Bridge. There is another bridge 1.1 miles upstream, reached from Hwy. 19. Both are possible put-ins. 3.0 Low-water bridge. Hwy. 19 is 2.8 miles west. Access.
5.4 Dry Fork enters on left.
9.9 MDC Tea Access on north side of river. Hwy. T runs north from Tea to Rosebud on Hwy. 50.
23.4 Hwy. H Bridge. Poor access.
27.1 MDC Mill Rock Access.Franklin County Mill Rock Access is north of Sullivan on Highway 185, then 10 miles north on Route H to Mill Rock Road. The area is about 3 miles down this road. It offers access to the Bourbeuse River. birdwatching / canoeing / fishing / boat ramo - map
31.3 Champion City (Hwy. CC) Bridge. No access.
41.8 Roaring Spring on right.
45.3 Peters Ford, reached by county road from Hwy. 185 at Noser Mill, which is 2 miles northeast. Access. County road right of way only.
Wenkel Ford - Franklin County North of Spring Bluff on Highway 185, then 4 miles left on Wenkel Ford Road. This forest area offers access to the Bourbeuse River. map
51.3 Greenstreet (cabins) atop bluff on left.
52.4 State Hwy. 185 Bridge at old Noser Mill. Summer community here is called "Eastwood." Low mill dam. Private - no access.
73.9 MDC Reiker Ford Access.  franklin county Roads to both sides of river. Cabins on right.(On Highway 50 west of Union) Take Route UU south to Snake Hill Road. Then, turn left on Reiker Ford Road and continue to the area. This is a forest area offering access to the Bourbeuse River.Canoe launching from gravel bar. map
84.9 MDC Mayers Landing Access. Franklin County  Hwy. UU parallels river on left.1 mile west of Union on Highway 50, then south on Route UU. There is a sign. This grassland area offers access to the Bourbeuse River. There is a boat ramp.  birdwatching / fishing / canoeing - map
87.9 Bridge. City of Union one mile northeast. No access.
89.9 Happy Sock Creek on right.
93.3 U.S. Hwy. 50 Bridge at Union. MDC Union Access. Off of Highway 50, near the intersection of Highway 47, adjacent to the Quick Trip in Union. No camping. Ramp. The entrace to this area was recently changed and is now near the intersection of highway 50 & 47 adjacent to the Quick Trip Gas Station. 5/07 - map
95.8 Chicago Rock Island R.R. Bridge.
96.8 Guths Mill Dam. Portage.
100.3 R.R. recrosses river
102.3 U.S. Hwys. 50 and 66 and I-44 bridges.
107.6 MDC Chouteau Claim Access. In Franklin Co., south on Rte AH off I-44 to the confluence of the Meramec and Bourbeuse rivers.This area offers access to the Meramec and Bourbeuse rivers. There is a boat ramp.
birdwatching / canoeing / fishing - map