| County Map |
| Size |
333,441.23
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Hermann |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
15,342
1,336 |
| Gasconade 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 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
140,069.71 |
41.74 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
99,040.79 |
29.52 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
26,519.67 |
7.9 |
| Deciduous Upland
Post Oak Forest |
17,542.48 |
5.23 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Lost
Valley Lake.
Peaceful Valley Lake
Seetal Lake.
Swiss Lake Development
Tea Lake.
Timberridge Lake. |
Trib. to Baileys Creek
Baileys Creek
Trib. to Barren Fork
Berger Creek
Big River Creek
Brush Creek
Brush Fork
Block Branch
Bouef Creek
Trib to Bouef Creek
Tib to Bourbeuse River
Brushy Branch
Cedar Creek
Clear Creek
Cole Creek
Crider Creek
Dry Creek
First Creek |
Frene
Creek
Gasconade River
Greedy Creek
Horseman Creek
Hunke Creek
Missouri R.
Old Blue Creek
Pin Oak Creek
Puncheon Creek
Red Oak Creek
Reisobel Creek
Richland Creek
Schuler Creek
Second Branch
Soap Creek
Sugar Creek
Third Creek
Wallace Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
156
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
1,878
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,029
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
| County includes
portions of four (4) **watersheds (at the 8 digit level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
07140103 Bourbeuse
10290203 Lower Gasconade
10300102 Lower
Missouri-Moreau
10300200 Lower Missouri |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Missouri River; Pollutant - Habitata loss; Source - Chanelization; Priority -
Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Bourbeuse
Lower
Gasconade
Lower
Missouri-Moreau
Lower
Missouri |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
