| County Map |
| Size |
324,481.20
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Kahoka |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
7,416
-131 |
| Clark 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 |
137,091.18 |
41.87 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
98,335.57 |
30.03 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
36,288.80 |
11.08 |
| Deciduous Mixed
Hardwood Old Field and Pasture Woodland |
13,052.34 |
3.99 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four
types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Anthens
State Park Lake
Bear Creek Lake
Watershed Lake
Fox Valley Lake
Wyaconda Lake |
Bear Creek
Fox River
Bear Creek
DesMoines Creek
Honey Creek
Lake of Oaks |
Linn
Creek
Mississippi River
Sugar Creek
S. Wyaconda River |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
169
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
756
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
4,181
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) |
07100009 Lower Des Moines
07110001 Bear-Wyaconda
07110002 North Fabius |
| 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 S. Wyaconda R.; Pollutant - Sediment+; Source - Ag
nonpoint source; Priority - High
Wyaconda Lake.; Pollutant - Atrazine; Source
- Corn, sorghum production; Priority - High
Fox River.; Pollutant - Sediment; Source -
Ag nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lower
Des Moines |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
