| County Map |
| Size |
439,681
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Columbia |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
135,454
23,075 |
| Boone County - County
Fact Sheets which list agriculture, business and economics, demographics, education,
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Agricultural and
Natural Resources Contacts
Lakes, streams, and creeks in
Columbia, Missouri |
|
| 1Land
cover Type |
Acres |
% coverage
of County |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
162,960.34 |
36.87 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
93,870.11 |
21.24 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
71,784.32 |
16.24 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
20,328.43 |
4.60 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Antimi
Lake
Bocomo Lake
Cedar Lake
Champetra Lake
Cosmo-Bethel Lakes
Finger Lakes
Lake of The Woods
Rocky Fork Lake
Twin Lakes |
Bass Creek
Bates Creek
Bear Creek
Bear Branch
Bonne Femme Creek
Brushy Creek
Callahan Creek
Cedar Creek
Connor Creek
Coon Creek
Cooney Creek
Deer Creek
Fowler Branch
Gans Creek
Grindstone Branch
Hart Creek |
Hinkson
Creek
James Creek
Jamerson Branch
Kelley Branch
Kile Creek
Knobb Creek
Little Bon Femme Creek
Hominy Creek
Perche Creek
Rocky Fork
Silver Creek
Sugar Creek
Turkey Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
273
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
3,176
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
3,175
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
| County includes portions of
two (2)
**watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
07110006 South Fork Salt
10300102 Lower
Missouri-Moreau |
| Primary
Drinking Source Water Type |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Hinkson
Creek; Pollutant - Unspecified; Source - Urban nonpoint source; Priority - Medium Kelly Branch; Pollutant - Habitat loss; Source - ORV
use Finger Lakes State Park; Priority - High
Rocky Fork; Pollutant - Sediment; Source -
Finger Lakes AML; Priority - High |
| Soil Survey of Boone County |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
South
Fork Salt
Lower
Missouri-Moreau
The Bonne Femme
Watershed Partnership |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
