| County Map |
| Size |
446,722
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Poplar
Bluff |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
40,867
2,102 |
| Butler 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 |
202267.26 |
45.19 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
121270.69 |
27.09 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
67471.42 |
15.07 |
| Deciduous
Seasonally Flooded River Front Forest |
11564.52 |
2.58 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Beaver
Lake Lake
Black Lake Wolf Lake |
Ackerman Ditch
Beaver Dam Creek
Big Hunting Slough
Trib to Black River
Ditch to Black River
Black River Ditch
Blue Springs Slough
Blue Water Creek
Cache River Ditch
Cane Creek
Craven Creek
Dan River
Ditch #22, Ditch #23
Goose Creek
Prong Creek
Fishtrap Creek |
Franklin
Creek
Hartman Creek
Hickory Hollow,
Goose Creek
Indian Creek
Lake Slough
Ligett Creek
Lateral Ditch #37
Main Ditch
Menor-Kenut Slough
Mud Creek
Pike Creek
West Prong River
Stillcamp Creek
Swift Creek
Ten Miles Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
415
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
5.511
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
883
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
five (5) **watersheds (at the 8 digit level of the
USGS Hydrologic Units) |
08020202 Upper St.
Francis
08020203 Lower St. Francis
08020302 Cache
11010007 Upper Black
11010008 Current |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Main
Ditch; Pollutant - BOD, NFR; Source - Poplar Bluff WWTP; Priority - Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Upper
St. Francis
Lower
St. Francis
Cache
Upper
Black
Current |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
