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[[Image:Stfrancisrivermap.png|thumb|200px|Map of the St. Francis River watershed showing Little River. The Castor/Whitewater headwaters (darker shade on the map) were historically part of the St. Francis watershed via Little River but are now diverted to the Mississippi by the Headwater Diversion Channel.]] |
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The '''Headwater Diversion Channel''' is a canal in southeast [[Missouri]]. Flowing west to east, it diverts the headwaters of the [[Castor River (Missouri)|Castor]] and [[Whitewater River (Missouri)|Whitewater]] rivers and Crooked Creek directly into the [[Mississippi River]] south of [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]]. It was built between 1910 and 1916 by the [[Little River Drainage District]]. The streams diverted by the Headwater Diversion Channel formerly flowed into the [[Little River (St. Francis River)|Little River]], and their portions that are downstream of the Diversion Channel still do so. |
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It is roughly {{convert|34|mi}} long<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 13, 2011</ref> and serves as a [[flood|flood control]] structure; it is not considered [[navigable]], although small boats such as [[canoe]]s can be used on it. The Headwater Diversion Channel played an important part in the [[drainage]] of Missouri's [[Bootheel]] region, converting it into rich [[agriculture|agricultural]] land. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* History of Little River Drainage District, http://chaffeehistory.com/History_Of/Little_River_Drainage/Little_River_Drainage_District.htm |
* History of Little River Drainage District, http://chaffeehistory.com/History_Of/Little_River_Drainage/Little_River_Drainage_District.htm |
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Revision as of 17:40, 21 February 2013
- History of Little River Drainage District, http://chaffeehistory.com/History_Of/Little_River_Drainage/Little_River_Drainage_District.htm