Downtown Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Moving Water

Missouri River Watershed

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

1. Moving Water Marker

Inscription. From its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains to its mouth at the Mississippi, the Missouri River carries water 2,315 miles. Everything that happens on the land in this vast watershed affects the quality and quantity of water that flows in the river. If harmful chemicals are sprayed on the land or dumped upstream, they will pollute the water here.

(photos show damage of 1951 and 1993 floods in Kansas City. Photo caption:)

Great floods occur when unusually heavy rains fall in the watershed. Water flows downhill and must go somewhere.

Erected by Missouri Conservation Department.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Environment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 39° 7.14′ N, 94° 34.192′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Downtown Kansas City. It can be reached from Riverfront Trail. Marker is located on the trail, at Berkley Riverfront. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64120, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the

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American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and on the Santa Fe Trail Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Moving Indians, Trappers & Traders (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moving Settlers West (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moving Hearts & Minds (approx. 0.3 miles away); Garrison Field House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Holy Rosary's Bell Tower Cross (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri (approx. ¾ mile away); Building Through the Bluffs (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Old Chouteau Trading Post / Le Vieil Etablissement Commercial Chouteau (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 25, 2022

2. Moving Water Marker

Marker is on the Riverfront Trail at Berkley Riverfront.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 421 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 20, 2022, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.