| County Map |
| Size |
261,760
Acres |
| County
Seat |
St.
Joseph |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
85,998
2,915 |
| Buchanan 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 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
116863.49 |
44.05 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
63272.39 |
23.85 |
| Grassland - General |
13991.29 |
5.27 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
11617.90 |
4.38 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Belcher
Branch Lake
Browning Lake
Contrary Lake
Cut-off-Lake
Dearborn Reservoir
Horseshoe Lake
Mud Lake
Sugar Lake |
Platte River
One Hundred and Two River
Pigeon Creek
Platte Creek
Third Fork |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
138
miles |
| Stream
Acres |
5,511
acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,429
acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
| County includes portions of
three (3) **watersheds (at the 8 digit level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
10240011 Independence
10240012 Platte
10240013 One Hundred And Two |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
3rd Fk.
Platte River; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Independence
Platte
One
Hundred And Two |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
