Was on that water there in our jon boat this month and it was shallow 6ft, so shallow that my troller hit mud on the meramec end past the barge's, lots of big fish in that whole but yes that water is filthy like pond water wouldn't say contaminated but not clean
The pits are always contaminated as far as I know. I'm not sure exactly what you mean. It's a small body of water that stands still for long periods of time, even though it is attached to the Meramec River.
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