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Meramec

American  
[mer-uh-mak] / ˈmɛr əˌmæk /

noun

  1. a river in SE Missouri, flowing generally E to the Mississippi River below St. Louis. 207 miles (333 km) long.


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I had a medium-brown driveway that used chert road metal from the Meramec River region in Missouri.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 19, 2023

The St. Louis suburb of Arnold, Missouri, has bought out hundreds of homes that once lined the Meramec River, which flows into the Mississippi.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2020

A majority favored leaving the Meramec as it was, and the project fizzled.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 26, 2019

Then, on New Year’s Eve in 2015, a storm called Goliath helped raise the Meramec to a record historic crest of 44ft.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2018

The Meramec was the worst stream I had to cross, but I escaped danger, and gave satisfaction to my employer.

From The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by Alfred Henry Lewis

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