Clinton County
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County Map
Size 270,721.00 Acres
County Seat Plattsburg
2000 population
change 1990-2000
18,979
2,384
Clinton 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 113,453.96 41.88
Row and Close Grown Crops 99,731.77 36.81
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest 19,613.65 7.24
Warm Season Grassland - General 14,505.25 5.35
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Arrowhead Lake
Burlington Lake
Gower Lake
McGinness Lake
Old Plattsburg Lake
Plattsburg 6mi Lane Lake
Wallace SP Lake
Castile Creek
Clear Creek
Grindstone Creek
Horse Creek
McGuire Creek
Platte Creek
Roberts Creek
Smith Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 118 Miles
Stream Acres 262 Acres
Lake Acres 3,917 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) 10240012 Platte
10280101 Upper Grand
10300101 Lower Missouri-Crooked
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality Grindstone Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - Low
Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Platte
Upper Grand
Lower Missouri-Crooked
Missouri Department of Conservation MDC Private Land Assistance
Conservation Assistance Contractors
Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey Manuscript and SSURGO Data Access Page


Missouri Department
of Natural Resources

Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN)
Send comments to: mowin1@missouri.edu
205 Agricultural Engineering
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-0085
Toll Free: (MO only): 1-877-H20-shed (426-7433)
Fax: (573) 884-5650

Page last updated August 26, 2008