| County Map |
| Size |
323,201.19Acres |
| County
Seat |
Clayton |
2000
population
Change 1990-2000 |
1,016.315
22,786 |
| St. Louis 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
|
| Urban Impervious |
119,162.61 |
35.55 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
75,100.45 |
22.4 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
61,978.27 |
18.4 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
33,317.39 |
9.94 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Bee
Tree Lake
Creve Coeur Lake
Hamilton Lake
Kiefer Lake
Mattese
Sunfish Lake
Wildhorse Lake |
Antire Creek
Boiling Spring
Bonhomme Creek
Coldwater Creek
Fee Fee Creek
Fenton Creek
Fishpot Creek
Flat River |
Fox
Creek
Grand Glaize River
Gravois Creek
Mattese Creek
Meramec River
Missouri River
Williams River |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
162
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
10,658
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
564
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) |
07140101
Cahokia-Joachim
07140102 Meramec
10300200 Lower Missouri |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Creve Coeur Lake; Pollutant - Chlordane; Source - Urban nonpoint source; Priority
- Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Cahokia-Joachim
Meramec
Lower
Missouri |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
