| County Map |
| Size |
325,761
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Van
Buren |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
5,941
426 |
| Carter 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 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
183,424.43
|
56.3 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest |
66,629.21
|
20.45 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
30,189.18
|
9.27 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
10,384.94
|
3.19 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four
types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
| Pinewoods
Lake |
Bear Camp Cr.
Big Brushy Cr.
Mill Cr.
Pike Cr. |
Pine Valley Cr.
Pine Woods Lk.
Rogers Cr. |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
123
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
555
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
344
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) |
11010007 Upper Black
11010008 Current
11010011 Eleven Point |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters
requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
None
listed on the 1998 Final TMDL List for Missouri |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Upper
Black
Current
Eleven
Point |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
