| County Map |
| Size |
250,880.92
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Jefferson
city |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
71,397
7,818 |
| Cole 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 |
107,583.85 |
42.15 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
41,046.05 |
16.08 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
23,502.44 |
9.21 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
15,672.15 |
6.14 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four
types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Binder
Lake
Cole County Park Lake
Hough Park Lake
McKay Park Lale
Scrivner Lake |
Bois Brule Creek
Trib. to Bois Brule Creek
Bois Brule Ditch
Brush Creek
Trib. to Brush Creek
Clark Creek
Dickerson Creek
Gibler Creek
Gray’s Creek
Honey Creek
Gum Creek
Spring Creek
Higgins Creek
Landing Creek
Logan Creek |
Missouri
River
Moniteau River
Moreau Creek
Mud Creek
Osage River
Profits Creek
Rising Creek
Roark Creek
Rock Creek
Sanford Creek
Strobel Creek
Teague Creek
White Oak Creek
Wolf Creek
Workman Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
206
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
4,739
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,812
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) |
10290111 Lower
Osage
10300102 Lower
Missouri-Moreau |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters [303(d)
Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Osage
River; Pollutant - Habitat loss; Source - Capital Sand & Gravel, Osage S&G;
Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen
Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lower
Osage
Lower
Missouri-Moreau |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
