| County Map |
| Size |
353,281.31
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Ironton |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
10,697
-29 |
| Iron 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 |
218,050.38 |
61.71 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
42,113.76 |
11.92 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
33,515.32 |
9.49 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest |
32,649.31 |
9.24 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Council
Bluff Lake
Crane Lake
Ironton Sherpard Mt. Lake
Lake Killarney
Snow Hollow Lake |
Big Creek
Trib. to Big Creek
Big River
Brush Creek
Black Creek
Cedar Creek
Clayton Creek
Devil’s Den Creek
Froe Hollow
Glade Creek
Henderson Hollow
Joe’s Creek |
Little
Creek
Marble Creek
Middle Fk. Minor,
Neals Creek
Ottery Creek
Patterson Br.
Pilot Knot Creek
Saline Creek
Shutin Creek
Stouts Creek
Sulphur Creek
Sutton Hollow |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
88
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
202
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,297
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) |
07140102 Meramec
07140104 Big
08020202 Upper St. Francis
11010007 Upper Black |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Big Creek; Pollutant - Metals; Source - Doe Run Lead Smelter; Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Meramec
Big
Upper
St. Francis
Upper
Black |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
