| County Map |
| Size |
332,801.23
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Unionville |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
5,223
144 |
| Putnam 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 |
187,169.78 |
56.32 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
45,262.65 |
13.62 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
40,993.12 |
12.34 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
21,325.64 |
6.42 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Unionville
Lake
|
Elm Creek
Locust E. Branch Creek
Locust W. Branch Creek
Shoal Creek
Blackbird Creek
Sandy Creek
Shankton Creek
Turkey Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
56
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
144
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,497
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) |
10280103 Lower
Grand
10280201 Upper Chariton
10280202 Lower Chariton |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Locust Creek; Pollutant - sediment; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - Low Blackbird Creek; Pollutant - sediment+; Source - Ag
nonpoint source; Priority - High
E. Fk. Medicine Creek; Pollutant -
Sediment+; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lower
Grand
Upper
Chariton
Lower
Chariton |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
