Dallas County
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County Map
Size 347,521.28 Acres
County Seat Buffalo
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
15,661
3,015
Dallas 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 187,881.22 54.12
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest 107,930.79 31.09
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Woodland 16,245.04 4.68
Mixed Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest 11,387.71 3.28
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Buffalo Bill Lake AB Creek
Benton Creek
Cahoochie River
Cat Hollow
Cave Creek
Coatney Creek
Durington Creek
Fourmile Creek
Gordon Creek
Greasy Branch
Halsey Hollow
Jakes Creek
Jerktail Creek
Jones Creek
Judge Creek
Lindley Creek
Little Lindley Creek
Niangua River
Mill Creek
Samson Creek
Starvey Creek
Thomas Creek
Tunas Creek
Wilson Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 115 Miles
Stream Acres 687 Acres
Lake Acres 1,349 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) 10290107 Pomme De Terre
10290110 Niangua
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired Waters (303d)   Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality Little Lindley Creek; Pollutant - BOD, NFR; Source - Buffalo WWTP; Priority - Low
Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Pomme De Terre
Niangua
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