| County Map |
| Size |
466,561
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Warsaw |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
17,180
3,321 |
| Benton 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 |
175,870.35 |
36.55 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
155,896.87 |
32.40 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
37,151.03 |
7.72 |
| Open Water |
32,954.22 |
6.85 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Big
Buffalo Wildlife Lake
Area Lake
Junge's Lake
HS Truman Lake
Appleton Lake
Bocomo Lake
Lamar Lake
|
Archer Creek
Bauer Creek
Trib. to Bauer Creek
Trib. to Big Buffalo Cove
Trib. to Big Buffalo Creek
Big Buffalo Creek
Bird Branch
Trib. to Bird Branch
Big Turkey Creek
Bricley Hollow
Brush Creek
Trib. to Brush Creek
Brusy Creek
Clear Creek
Cole Creek
Camp Creek
Dear Creek
Ditter Branch
Duran Creek
Feaster Creek
Flag Deck Creek
Flatt Creek
Haw Branch
Hogles Creek
Indian Creek |
Arden
Creek
Benton Creek
Knobby Creek
L. Pomne de Terre River
Minnow Creek
Massey Creek
Minnow Cr
Massey Creek
Spring Branch
Prairie Creek
Rainy Creek
Ross Creek
Moreau R.
Saley Creek
Sterett Creek
Tabo Creek
Turkey Creek
Vance Creek
West Branch
Williams Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
161
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
498
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
11,690
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Act Compliance Values |
Benton County includes
portions of six
(6) **watersheds (at the 8 digit level of
the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
10290105 Harry S. Truman
Reservoir
10290107 Pomme De Terre
10290108 South Grand
10290109 Lake Of The Ozarks
10290110 Niangua
10300103 Lamine |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Lake of
the Ozarks; Pollutants - Low D.O., Gas supersaturation, Fish trauma; Source - Truman Dam;
Priority - Medium HS Truman Lake;
Pollutant - Manganese; Source - Natural; Priority - Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Pomme
De Terre
South
Grand
Lake
Of The Ozarks
Niangua
Lamine |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
