| County Map |
| Size |
272,001.00
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Maysville |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
9,967 |
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| Agricultural and Natural Resources Contacts |
|
| 1Land
Cover Type |
Acres |
%coverage
of County |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
107,733.52 |
39.55 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
104,366.91 |
38.32 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
20,539.03 |
7.54 |
| Grassland - General |
13,041.44 |
4.79 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Buffalo
Bill Lake
Cameron Lower Lake
Cameron L#1
Cameron Lake #2
Cameron Lake #3
Cameron L#4 (Grindtone Res.)
King Lake
Maysville Lake
Maysville Lake #3
Pony Express Lake |
Crooked Creek
Elm Grove Creek
Grindstone Creek
Irvin Creek
Jordan Creek
E.Fk. Lost Creek
Third Platte Creek
Wamsley Creek
Wheeler Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
125
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
282
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,524
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) |
10280101 Upper
Grand
10240012 Platte |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Cameron Lower Lake; Pollutant - Atrazine; Source - Corn, sorghum production;
Priority - High Cameron Lake #1;
Pollutant - Atrazine; Source - Corn, sorghum production; Priority - High
Cameron Lake #2; Pollutant - Atrazine;
Source - Corn, sorghum production; Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Upper
Grand
Platte |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
