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The Rivers around Saint Louis
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| The city of Saint Louis extends along the western banks of
the Mississippi River, just south of the Missouri-Mississippi
confluence. Much of the area is a gently rolling prairie with
low hills and broad, shallow valleys. Both the Mississippi River
and the Missouri River have cut large valleys with wide flood
plains. Limestone underlies much of the area and there are some
sinkholes and caves, although most of the caves have been sealed
shut. |
| The western and northern boundaries of Saint Louis County
are defined by the Missouri River. Near the southern boundary
of Saint Louis County is the Meramec River. |
| At the southern boundary of the city of Saint Louis (separating
it from the county) is the River des Peres, virtually the only
river or stream within the city limits that is not entirely
underground. Most of River des Peres was either channelized
or put underground in the 1920s and early 1930s. The lower section
is an open channel with a sewer at the bottom. Because of poor
water quality, the River des Peres has acquired some uncomplimentary
local nicknames, such the "River de Pew" and "River
Despair". The lower section of the river was the site of
some of the worst flooding of the Great Flood of 1993. |
| Near the central, western boundary of the city is Forest Park,
site of the 1904 World's fair, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
of 1904 or, as it is commonly known, the Saint Louis World's
Fair, and the 1904 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic Games
held in North America. At the time, Saint Louis was the fourth
most populous city in the United States. |
| According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has
a total area of 171.3 km² (66.2 mi²). 160.4 km²
(61.9 mi²) of it is land and 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²
or 6.39%) of it is water. |
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