| County Map |
| Size |
431,361.59
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Rolla |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
39,825
4,577 |
| Phelps 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 |
213,282.25 |
49.45 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
132,780.28 |
30.79 |
| Deciduous Upland
Post Oak Forest |
13,849.63 |
3.21 |
| Deciduous Sparse
Woodland - General |
8,601.78 |
1.99 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Blue
Lake
Bray Lake
L. Prairie Comm. Lake
Kaintuck Lake
Norman A.Ragan Lake
Scioto Lake
Schuman Park Lake
Seven Springs Lake
|
Beaver Creek
Bourbeuse River
Burgher Branch
Camp Creek
Bourbeuse River
Clear Creek
Coon Creek
Cos Creek
Dry Fork Creek
Duncan Creek
Dutro Carter Creek |
Earle
Branch
Gasconade River
Finn Creek
Little Beaver Creek
Piney Creek
Luther Creek
Mill Creek
Robinson Creek
Smith Hollow
Spring Creek
Tick Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
136
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
520
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,025
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
07140103 Bourbeuse
10290202 Big Piney
10290203 Lower Gasconade |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Little Beaver Creek; Pollutant - NFR; Source - Rolla SW WWTP; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
Not
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Meramec
Bourbeuse
Big
Piney
Lower
Gasconade |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
