Harrison County
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County Map
Size 464,001.71 Acres
County Seat Bethany
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
8,850
381
Harrison 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

232,734.66

50.09
Row and Close Grown Crops

123,795.31

26.64
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest

36,034.38

7.76
Deciduous Upland Mixed Hardwood Forest

21,147.06

4.55
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Bethany Lake 1
Bethany Lake 2
Bethany Resevoir
Eagleville Lake
Coalville Lake
Harrison County Lake
Ridgeway Lake
Brush Creek
Coal Creek
Fox Creek
Indian Creek
Little Creek
Martin Creek
E.Fk. Big Muddy Creek
Panther Creek
W. Fk. Big Creek
PoleCat Creek
Sandy Creek
Shaim Creek
Sugar Creek
Tombstone Creek
Trail Creek
White Oak Creek
Zadie Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 117 Miles
Stream Acres 251Acres
Lake Acres 1,971 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
10280102 Thompson
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality W. Fk. Big Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - Low
Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Upper Grand
Thompson
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