| Official Name: | Whitewater Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cape Girardeau |
| Area Total Km2: | 94.54 |
| Area Land Km2: | 94.41 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.13 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.5 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.45 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.14 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 1263 |
| Population Density Km2: | 13.4 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 34.7 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 135 |
| Elevation Ft: | 443 |
| Coordinates: | 37.4528°N -89.8044°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 29-79630[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0766404 |
Whitewater Township is one of ten townships in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,263.
Whitewater Township was founded in 1852.[3] The township took its name from the Whitewater River.[4]
Whitewater Township covers an area of 36.5sqmi and contains no incorporated settlements. Known cemeteries include Baker, Bollinger Family Cemetery at Bollinger Mill, Born, Caney Fork – New and Old, Estes, Ferguson, Gladish, Kurre, Kurreville/Maintz, Limbaugh, Mayfield, Miller at Millersville, Niswonger New and Old, Old Salem Methodist, Riehn, Schmidt, Snider, Wilkerson 1 and 2, Wise.
The streams of Caney Fork, Crawford Creek, Dry Creek, Little Muddy Creek, Panther Creek, Sandy Branch and Wolf Creek run through this township.