| County Map |
| Size |
382,081
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Lamar |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
12,541
1,229 |
| Barton County - County
Fact Sheets which list agriculture, business and economics, demographics, education,
health, youth and family, historical census data, and county map information |
| Agricultural and Natural Resources Contacts |
|
| 1Land
cover type |
Acres |
%
coverage of County |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
204,635.32 |
53.61 |
| Row
and Close Grown Crops |
90,444.79 |
23.69 |
| Deciduous
Seasonally Flooded Mixed Bottomland Hardwood Forest |
26,660.44 |
6.98 |
| Native
Warm Season Plantation Grasslands |
10,479.68 |
2.75 |
| 1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Lamar
Lake
|
Bates Creek
Big George Creek
Big Sugar Creek
Coon Creek
E. Fk. Drywood Creek
Glendale Fork |
Kyle
Creek
Patton Creek
Petis Creek
Spring Creek
Second Branch
Second Nicholson Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
135
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
322
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,973
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
| Barton county
includes portions of four (4) **basins (at the 8 digit level of the USGS Hydrologic
Units) |
10290104 Marmaton
10290105 Harry S. Truman
Reservoir
10290106 Sac
11070207 Spring |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Second
Nicholson Creek; Pollutant - Sulfate; Source - many AML areas; Priority - Low Lamar Lake; Pollutant - Nutrients; Source - Ag
nonpoint source; Priority - Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Sac
Spring |
