I took this photo of the Lake Aspen spillway shortly after a heavy spring rain. Out of curiosity, I checked out the Warren County topographical and the Warren County Street Guide maps to discover where all this water was going. It appears that this spillway is the headwaters of Charrette Creek, which meanders southeastward past Engemann Spring until, after traveling under the Katy Trail and south of Marthasville, it merges with the confluence of two smaller forks of Charrette Creek before emptying into the Missouri River just west of the Highway 47 bridge that crosses into Washington, Missouri. It makes me wonder if, during the spring and fall rainy seasons, it would be navigable by canoe or kayak from here to there.
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