| County Map |
| Size |
346,881
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Rock
Port |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
6,430
-1,027 |
| Atchison County - County
Fact Sheets which list information pertaining to agriculture, business and economics,
demographics, education, health, youth and family, historical census data, and county maps |
| Agricultural and Natural Resources Contacts |
|
| 1Land
cover type |
Acres |
%coverage
of County |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
268,969.42 |
76.76 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
35,525.76 |
10.14 |
| Grassland - General |
18127.61 |
5.17 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
6136.76 |
1.75 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Charity
Lake
|
Missouri River
High Creek
Iowa Creek
Lateral Ditch
Lewis Hollow
Long Branch |
McElroy
Creek
Nishnabottna Branch
Middle Tarkio River
Rock Creek
Tarkio River
Sugar Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
217
miles |
| Stream
Acres |
6,122
acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,118
acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Atchison County includes
portions of three (3) **watersheds (at the 8 digit level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
10240001
Keg-Weeping Water
10240004 Nishnabotna
10240005 Tarkio-Wolf |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Missouri River; Pollutant - Habitat loss; Source - Channelization; Priority -
Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
| Citizen Groups working in these watersheds |
Tarkio-Wolf |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
