| County Map |
| Size |
369,281
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Jackson |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
68,693
7,060 |
| Cape Girardeau 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 |
128,467.60 |
34.19 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
113,244.69 |
30.14 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
65,656.01 |
17.47 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
13,993.29 |
3.72 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four
types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Girardeau
Lake
|
L. Apple Creek
Allie Creek
Blue Shawnee Creek
Trib. to Blue Shawnee Creek
Buckeye Creek
Byrd Creek
Trib. to Byrd Creek
Castar Creek
Cato Slough
Crooked Creek
Crooks Branch
Dillar Creek
Ditch #26
Dog Hollow
Duskin Creek
Dutchtown Ditch
Flat Rock Creek |
Flora
Creek
Foster Creek
Healwater Creek
Horrell Creek
Hubble Creek
Hurles Creek
Indian Creek
Lovejoy Branch
Muddy Creek
Ramsey Creek
Sandy Creek
Shawnee Creek
Turkey Creek
White Water Creek
Wolf Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
186
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
7,672
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
3,264
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) |
07140105 Upper Mississippi-Cape
Girardeau
07140107 Whitewater
08020204 Little River
Ditches |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
None
listed on the 1998 Final TMDL List for Missouri |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Upper
Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Whitewater
Little
River Ditches |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
