| County Map |
| Size |
510,081.89
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Macon |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
15,762
417 |
| Macon 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 |
264,800.64 |
50.96 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
128,474.71 |
24.73 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
69,311.52 |
13.34 |
| Deciduous Mixed
Hardwood Old Field and Pasture Woodland |
13,943.25 |
2.68 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Atlanta
Lake
Bevier Lake
Ethel Lake
Long Branch Lake
LaPlata Lake
Macon Lake
New Cambria Lake |
Billy's Br. Brush Creek
E.Fk. Chariton River
Hoover Creek
Middle Creek
M. Fk. Salt River
Mussel Fork Creek |
Marrow
Creek
North Creek
Stinking Creek
Sweezer Creek
Turkey Creek
Walnut Creek
Winn’s Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
80
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
177
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
7,640
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
five (5) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
07110005 North Fork
Salt
07110006 South Fork Salt
10280103 Lower Grand
10280202 Lower Chariton
10280203 Little Chariton |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
Where does my Drinking Water Come From? |
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water
quality |
Long Branch Lake; Pollutant - Cyanazine; Source - Corn, sorghum production;
Priority - High Mussel Fork; Pollutant
- Sediment+; Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority - High
M. Fk. Salt River; Pollutant - Sediment;
Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
North
Fork Salt
South
Fork Salt
Lower
Grand
Lower
Chariton
Little
Chariton |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
