Boone County SWCD;
BONNE FEMME and LITTLE BONNE FEMME CREEKS
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This 58,876-acre project is made up of two watersheds which drain into the Missouri River. Land cover in the watershed includes 18,068 acres of grassland, 17,787 acres of cropland, 20,035 acres of forest, and 2,968 acres of other cover. Livestock waste, herbicides, fertilizers, sediments, and stormwater runoff are major nonpoint source problems associated with agriculture in the watersheds. Poor pastures, grazing in wooded areas and around sinkholes, barnyard feedlots, streambeds accessible to livestock and row crop fields are critical sources for these contaminants. Goals for this project include: restoring riparian areas, streambanks, and small wetlands, improving invertebrate indicators of stream health in the watersheds, and reducing fecal coliform bacteria, nitrate, and pesticide contamination of streams in the watersheds. Objectives include:

1) adoption of Best Management Practices (BMPs) for riparian corridor improvement and management along 4.5 miles of stream,
2) adoption of BMPs that reduce fecal coliform bacteria, nutrients, pesticides, stormwater and/or sediment runoff from grazing land, cropland, and feedlots, and
3) adoption of water quality monitoring by farmers in the watersheds.

Educational activities will be designed to educate landowners, encourage adoption of BMPs and promote participation in cost-share. Project support includes organizations and agencies such as MDC, NRCS, Show-Me Clean Streams, County Health Department, and local schools.

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Missouri Department
of Natural Resources

Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN)
Send comments to: mowin1@missouri.edu
205 Agricultural Engineering
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-0085
Toll Free: (MO only): 1-877-H20-shed (426-7433)
Fax: (573) 884-5650

Page last updated August 26, 2008