| County Map |
| Size |
389,121.44
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Forsyth |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
39,703
14,142 |
| Taney 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 |
133,234.85 |
31.98 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
114,818.35 |
27.56 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
68,639.44 |
16.48 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
39,484.61 |
9.48 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Cooper
Lake
Silver Lake
Taneycomo Lake |
Bear Creek
Beaver Creek
Trib. to Beaver Creek
Bee Creek
Big Creek
Big Hollow
Bright Hollow
Bull Creek
Brushy Creek
Beaver Branch
Big Creek
Cedar Creek
Clayton Hollow |
Coon
Creek
Emery Creek
Fall Branch
Fox Creek
Max Creek
Roark River
Roubidoux River
Shoal Creek
Short Creek
Shuld Branch
Swan Creek
Turkey River |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
141
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
494
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
11,853
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
two (2) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
11010001 Beaver
Reservoir
11010003 Bull Shoals Lake |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Lake Taneycomo; Pollutant - Low D.O.; Source - Table Rock Dam; Priority - Medium |
| Water
Pollution Control's (Regional) Basin Plans |
White River Basin |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Beaver
Reservoir
Bull
Shoals Lake |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
