Linn County
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County Map
Size 396,801.47 Acres
County Seat Linneus
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
13,754
-131
Linn 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 208,921.08 52.57
Row and Close Grown Crops 114,890.63 28.91
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest 29,854.03 7.51
Grassland - General 14,757.21 3.71
1Land cover type - includes top four  types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Brookfield Lake
Bucklin Lake
Fontain Grove Lake
Linneus Lake
Marceline Reservoir
Pershing State Park Lake
West Disney Lake
Bear Creek
W. Fk. Locus tCreek
Long Creek
Muddy Creek
Parsons Creek
Winnegan Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 121 Miles
Stream Acres 283 Acres
Lake Acres 2,171 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)
10280103 Lower Grand
10280202 Lower Chariton
Primary Drinking Source Where does my Drinking Water Come From?
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality W. Fk. Locust Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - High
Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Lower Grand
Lower Chariton
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