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Land Statistics
Land Area
(land) 68,886 sq miles
(water) 811 sq miles
(TOTAL) 69,697 sq miles
Land Area (all states)
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Horizontal Width 303 miles
Vertical Length 283 miles
Note: Maximum lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections Bordering States (8) Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Counties (115) map here! County (largest by population) St. Louis, 1,016,315
Geographic Center 20 miles to the southwest of Jefferson City
 Highest Point Taum Sauk Mountain, 1,772 ft.
 Lowest Point along the St Francis River on its border with Arkansas, 230 ft.
Latitude and Longitude here!
Mean Elevation (average) 812 feet
Relative Location here!
Landforms Landforms Located on the eastern fringes of the
Great Plains of North America, much of Missouri is a fertile prairie land dissected by rivers and streams.
In the west, south of the Missouri River, the Osage Plains stretch to its border with Kansas; it's a mixed tallgrass prairie land with scattered woodlands.
In the southern areas of Missouri the Ozark Plateau (also covering portions of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas and Oklahoma) dominates the landscape; it's a beautiful area of heavily forested hills and low mountains, as well as caves, lakes and rivers.
In the southeast region stand the St. Francois Mountains, and the highest point within the state, Taum Sauk Mountain. Missouri's lowest point is found along the St. Francis River in the "Boot Heel" region, along its southeastern border with Arkansas.
Two of America's most important rivers flow through the state; the Mississippi River forms its entire eastern border, and the Missouri River slices the state almost in half. Many additional rivers (tributaries of the Mississippi and Missouri) drain the state, and countless streams enrich the farmlands.
Major lakes in Missouri (many created by river damming) include Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake, Stockton Lake, Clearwater Lake, Lake Wappapello, Truman Reservoir, and Bull Shoals Lake on its southern border with Arkansas.
For a closer look at the overall topography of Missouri, view this map!
Landforms of America here!
Landforms of North America here!
Rivers of North America here!
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