| County Map |
| Size |
242,560.89
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Hermitage |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
8,940
1,605 |
| Hickory 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 |
105,656.13 |
40.13 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
86,068.95 |
32.69 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
16140.29 |
6.13 |
| Open Water |
9925.69 |
3.77 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
| Pomme
de Terre Lake |
Crane Creek
Decker Creek
Gooseneck Creek
Hogles Branch
Ingalis Creek
Jordan Creek
Jordan Creek
Lindley Creek |
Mill
Creek
Pippin Creek
Starks Creek
Stick Creek
Swede Creek
Thomas Creek
Turkey Creek
Weableau Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
102
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
490
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
8,104
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
| County includes
portions of five (5) **watersheds (at the 8 digit level of the USGS Hydrologic
Units) |
10290105 Harry S.
Truman Reservoir
10290106 Sac
10290107 Pomme De Terre
10290109 Lake Of The Ozarks
10290110 Niangua |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
None listed in the Final 1998 303(d) List for Missouri |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Harry
S. Truman Reservoir
Sac
Pomme
De Terre
Lake
Of The Ozarks
Niangua |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
