Meramec
[ mer-uh-mak ]
/ ˈmɛr əˌmæk /
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noun
a river in SE Missouri, flowing generally E to the Mississippi River below St. Louis. 207 miles (333 km) long.
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For further information on the pigmy cemetery in the Meramec, see our volume xxvi, p. 105.
In very wet seasons water runs through it from the interior; and high water backs into it from the Meramec River.
Archeological Investigations|Gerard FowkeThe two caverns thus variously designated are on the Meramec River, 14 miles north of Salem.
Archeological Investigations|Gerard FowkeIn fact, this part of the Meramec Valley does not seem to have ever been permanently inhabited.
Archeological Investigations|Gerard Fowke