Schuyler County
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County Map
Size 197,120.73 Acres
County Seat Lancaster
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
4,170
-66
Schuyler 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 126,488.29 64.18
Row and Close Grown Crops 30,345.75 15.4
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest 24,527.24 12.44
Deciduous Upland Mixed Hardwood Forest 56,38.15 2.86
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes/Dams Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Dowing Lake
Lancaster City Lake
Schuyler Lake
Spencer Lake
Elm Creek
Fabius Creek
Lost Creek
Sand River
Thief Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 20 Miles
Stream Acres 121 Acres
Lake Acres 1,204 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)
07110002 North Fabius
07110003 South Fabius
07110005 North Fork Salt
10280201 Upper Chariton
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality N. Fabius R.; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority - Low
Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
North Fabius
South Fabius
North Fork Salt
Upper 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