Cass County
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County Map
Size 449,282 Acres
County Seat Harrisonville
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
82,092
18,284
Cass 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 213,939 47.6
Row and Close Grown Crops 136,801 30.43
Deciduous Upland Mixed Invasive Forest 36,538.77 8.13
Warm Season Grassland - General 15,344.12 3.41
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Amarugia Highlands Lake
Annette Lake
Archie Lake
Cleveland Reservoir
Creighton Lake
Freeman Lake
Garden City Lake
Garden City New Lake
Harrisonville City Lake
Harrisonville Lake
KC Angler’s Club Lake
KC Southern Lake
Luna Lake
North Lake
Peculiar Lake
Pleasant Hill Lake
Raintree Lake
Silver Lake
Winnebago Lake
Big Creek
Trib. to Big Creek
Black Creek
Clear Creek
Coldwater Creek
E.Br. Crawford Creek
Crooked Creek
East Creek
Eight Miles Creek
Grand R.
Hording Creek
Harless Creek
Lick Creek
Massey Creek
Middle Big Creek
Owens Creek
Poney Creek
Sugar Creek
Tennessee Creek
W. Fork East Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 141 Miles
Stream Acres 353 Acres
Lake Acres 5,351 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) 10290102 Lower Marais Des Cygnes
10290108 South Grand
10300101 Lower Missouri-Crooked
Primary Drinking Source Water Type List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality Pleasant Hill Lake; Pollutant - Chlordane; Source - Urban nonpoint source; Priority - Low

Big Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - High

Watershed Restoration Projects None listed
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Lower Marais Des Cygnes
South Grand
Lower Missouri-Crooked
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