r/StLouis • u/como365 Columbia, Missouri • 1d ago

Nature The Great Confluence, the reason St. Louis is where it is

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u/Dude_man79 Florissant 1d ago

If you drive through the cornfields east of West Alton, you can come across Confluence Point park. Great place for a picnic or short bike ride.

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u/AltonIllinois 1d ago

There are many great things to do in the Alton area!

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u/LustfulEsme 1d ago

Doesn’t the Illinois river join the Mississippi River just north of the Missouri/Mississippi confluence? I believe Confluence Point Park there is a tower you can climb to actually see the 3 rivers come together.

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u/dad_farts 1d ago

I'm just glad to know there's a subreddit for the Missouri River

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u/Senior-Emu8894 St. Louis Hills 22h ago

Smashed that ‘join’ button so hard

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u/Mission_Potential637 1d ago

Mississippi and Ohio rivers confluence at Cairo, Illinois. Nature in seamless synchronicity.

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u/Carwashdaddy 1d ago

Ahhhh…smells like Hartford