| County Map |
| Size |
593,282.19
Acres |
| County
Seat |
West
Plains |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
37,238
5,791 |
| Howell 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 |
279,322.73 |
47.04 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
195,613.22 |
32.94 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest |
22,042.20 |
3.71 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
20,281.72 |
3.42 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Panther
Lake
Stokes Lake
Sims Valley Lake |
Bennetts Bayou
Bennetts River
Eleven Point River
Howell Creek
Davis Creek
Dry Creek
Elkhorn Creek
Howell Creek
Lee Hollow |
Lick
Creek
Little Creek
Lost Camp Creek
Myatt Creek
Noblett Creek
Pine Creek
sims Valley Creek
Spring Creek
Tabor Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
149
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
279
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,629
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) |
10290202 Big Piney
11010006 North Fork White
11010008 Current
11010010 Spring
11010011 Eleven Point |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Eleven Point River; Pollutant - Chlorine; Source - Willow Springs WWTP; Priority
- Low Howell Creek; Pollutant -
Chlorine; Source - West Plains WWTP; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Big
Piney
North
Fork White
Current
Spring
Eleven
Point |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
