Lafayette County
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County Map
Size 404,481.50 Acres
County Seat Lexington
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
32,960
1,853
Lafayette 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 232,368.60 56.87
Non-Native, Cool-Season Grasslands 104,128.51 25.49
Deciduous Upland Mixed Invasive Forest 20,434.95 5.0
Deciduous Old Field and Pasture Sparse Woodland 12,405.39 3.04
1Land cover type - includes top four  types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Briarwood Lake
E A Pape Lake (Concordia)
Higginsville N. Lake
Higginsville S. Lake
Dryer Rock Lake
Sni-a-Bar Lake
Brush Creek
Davis Creek
Cottonwood Creek
Davis Creek
Garrison Creek
Lick Creek
Owl Creek
Tabor River

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 34 Miles
Stream Acres 3,026 Acres
Lake Acres 4,512 Acres

Watershed Health
Safe Drinking Water Compliance Values
County includes portions of
two (2) **watersheds
(at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units)
10300101 Lower Missouri-Crooked
10300104 Blackwater
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality Davis Creek; Pollutant - BOD, Nutrients; Source - Odessa SE WWTP; Priority - High

Higginsville S. Lake; Pollutant - Atrazine; Source - Corn, Sorghum production; Priority - Medium

Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Lower Missouri-Crooked
Blackwater
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