| County Map |
| Size |
543,362
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Butler |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
16,653
1,628 |
| Bates 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 |
Area |
% coverage
of County |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
287,905.88 |
52.86 |
| Row and close Grown
Crops |
133,709.44 |
24.55 |
| Deciduous
Seasonally Flooded Mixed Bottomland Hardwood Forest |
34,734.70 |
6.38 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Invasive Forest |
21.452.41 |
3.94 |
| Open Water |
10,213.25 |
1.88 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four plus open water type land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Adrian
Lake
Appleton City Lake
Butler Lake
Drexel Lake #1
Drexel Lake #2
Harmony Mission Lake
Peabody Wildlife Area Lake
Settles Ford C.A. Lake
Truman Lake |
Big Deer Cr.
Bones Br.
Camp Br.
Deepwater Cr. Deer Cr.
Double Cr.
E. Fk. Drywood Cr.
Elk Br.
Glendale Fork
Gillum Cr.
Knob Br.
Kyle Cr. |
Mound
Branch
Mulberry Cr.
Marais des Cygnes Cr.
Miami Cr.
Morman Cr.
Mound Cr.
Parker Cr.
|
|
| Stream Miles |
322 |
| Stream Acres |
1,604 |
| Lake Acres |
5,322 |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
Bates County includes portions
of
four (4) **watersheds (at the 8 digit level
of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
10290102 Lower Marais Des
Cygnes
10290103 Little Osage
10290105 Harry S. Truman
Reservoir
10290108 South Grand |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water systems |
|
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Mound
Branch; Pollutant - BOD; Source - Butler WWTP; Priority - High Mulberry Creek; Pollutant - Sulphate; Source -
Mulberry Creek AML; Priority - Low
Miami Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source -
Ag nonpoint source; Priority - Low
Truman Lake; Pollutant - Manganese; Source -
Natural; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lower
Marais Des Cygnes
South
Grand |
