| County Map |
| Size |
483,201.79
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Salem |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
14927
1,225 |
| Dent 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 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
216,417.79
|
44.83 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
126,313.49
|
26.17 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest |
28,897.29
|
5.99 |
| Deciduous Upland
Post Oak Forest |
26,725.16
|
5.54 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Mac
Lake (Ziske)
Shawnee Lake (Turner)WhiteOak Lake
|
Ashley Creek
Barney Creek
Barnitz Creek
Barren Fork.
Bean Creek
Crooked Creek
Dry Creek
Dry Valley Creek
E.Fk. Huzzah Creek
Freshwater Creek
Gordon Creek |
Hodge
Creek
Meramec River
Parker Hollow
Pigeon Creek
Prong Creek
Spring Creek
Sinking Creek
Stonehill Creek
Watery Creek
|
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
153
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
369
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,398
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
| County includes
portions of four (4)**watersheds (at the 8 digit level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
07140102 Meramec
10290203 Lower Gasconade
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 |
Spring Creek; Pollutant - BOD, NFR; Source - Salem WWTP; Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Meramec
Lower
Gasconade
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 |
