| County Map |
| Size |
433,921.60
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Springfield |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
240,391
32,442 |
| Greene 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 |
238,827.38 |
55.1 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
42,516.30 |
9.81 |
| Grassland - General |
20,909.32 |
4.82 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
17,712.18 |
4.09 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Fellows
Lake
McDaniel Lake
Pomne deTerre Lake
Springfield Lake |
Asher Creek
Clear Creek
Davis Creek
Dry Creek
Fassnight Creek
Flint Creek
Galloway Creek
Hunt Creek
James Creek
James River
Jordan Creek
King Branch
Mutton Hollow
Pea Ridge Creek |
Pearson
Creek
Pond Creek
L. Sac River
Sawyer Creek
Schuler Creek
Self Creek
Seqiuota Creek
Sims Creek
Spring Creek
Sycamore Creek
Turner Creek
Ward Creek
Wilson Creek
Workman Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
96
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
345
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,602
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) |
10290106 Sac
10290107 Pomme De Terre
11010002 James |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
James River; Pollutant - Nutrients, unknown; Source - Urban point & nonpoint
source; Priority - High Pearson Creek;
Pollutant - Unknown toxicity; Source - Unknown; Priority - Medium
L. Sac River; Pollutant - fecal coliform;
Source - Springfield NW WWTP; Priority - Low
McDaniel Lake; Pollutant - Nutrients; Source
- Ag suburban nonpoint source; Priority - Medium |
| Water
Pollution Control's (Regional) Basin Plans |
White River Basin |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Sac
Pomme
De Terre
James |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
