Hidden Gem On The Niangua

[FishinCricket]

I was floating from Bennett Springs to Leadmine on the niangua and happened accross a beautiful spring. It's a few miles downstream from prosperine public access, the blue springs ranch is on the right, and then about a mile past that there is a spot where clear cold water is rushing into the river on the right hand side.. I didn't measure exactly how far away from the river we had to walk to get to it (might be private property?) but it was beautiful! I've got some pictures around here I will try and find them... IT was years ago, 99 I think.. The spring was a large round pond with a sandy bottom that apparently went down to a cave.. I couldn't dive anywhere near the bottom, but it had to be 85 feet deep!

Anybody else ever seen it? I have heard locals say that it's private property and the guy that owns it will show up with a shotgun, etc.... But that's mainly bar talk...

[Wayne SW/MO]

It is private, and I understand the present owners are less than friendly. It was open to the public at one time, but like many good things that has passed. Its too bad the state didn't grab it up.

[BigMinnow]

I've been there and many other springs along that river, back in 2000 I put in with a buddy at Bennett Springs and pulled out at HaHA Tonka on LOZ 12 days later, that was a great trip.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Did you go through the tunnel?

[BigMinnow]

NO. we pulled the canoe out fell down the big hill.