| County Map |
| Size |
357,121.32
Acres |
| County
Seat |
St.
Charles |
2000
Population
change 1990-2000 |
283,883
70,976 |
| St. Charles 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
|
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
128,251.65 |
33.76 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
72,612.96 |
19.11 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
48,782.71 |
12.84 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
47,563.54 |
12.52 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Busch
W.A.#5
Callaway Lake
Lake St. Louis
Lake St. Louise
Marais Lake
O'Brian Lake
Willow Weed Lake |
Belleau Creek
Bigelow's Creek
Callaway Folk
Cole Creek
Cuivre River
Dardene Creek
Femne Osage River
Indian River
Camp Creek
Monegaw Creek |
McCoy
Creek
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Perque Creek
Spencer Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
157
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
1,038
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
10,042
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) |
07110004 The Sny
07110008 Cuivre
07110009 Peruque-Piasa
07140101 Cahokia-Joachim
10300200 Lower Missouri |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Mississippi River; Pollutant - Habitat Loss; Source - Channelization; Priority -
Medium Missouri River; Pollutant -
Habitat loss; Source - Chanelization; Priority - Medium
Lake St. Louis; Pollutant - Chlordane;
Source - Urban nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
The
Sny
Cuivre
Peruque-Piasa
Cahokia-Joachim
Lower
Missouri |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
