| County Map |
| Size |
296,961.10
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Fayette |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
10,212
581 |
| Howard 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 |
125,967.00 |
41.86 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
85,558.78 |
28.43 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
38233.20 |
12.71 |
| Deciduous Mixed
Hardwood Old Field and Pasture Woodland |
10,329.34 |
3.43 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Amstrong
Lake
Fayette Lake #1
Fayette Lake #2
Fayette Lake #3 (Rogers) |
Bartlett Creek
Bonne Femme Creek
Boones Branch Creek
Blue Creek
Batts Creek
Cole Creek
Doe Creek
Dry Creek
Gallaway Creek
Greggs Creek
Hungry Mother Creek |
Howell
Creek
Hurrican Creek
Lick Creek
Moniteau River
Mud Creek
Pipes Creek
Richland Creek
Salt Creek
E.Fk.Sulphur Creek
Sugar Tree Creek
Tanyard Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
119
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
2,966
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,332
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) |
10300102 Lower
Missouri-Moreau
10300103 Lamine
10280203 Little Chariton
10300101 Lower
Missouri-Crooked |
| 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 |
Lower
Missouri-Moreau
Lamine
Lower
Missouri-Crooked |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
