| County Map |
| Size |
391,041.45
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Independence |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
654,880
21,648 |
| Jackson 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 |
120,374.21 |
30.54 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
85,774.95 |
21.76 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Woodland |
45,398.09 |
11.52 |
| Urban Impervious |
33,046.73 |
8.38 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Blue
Springs Lake
Bluestem Lake
Bodarc Lake
Catclaw Lake
Coot Lake
Cottontail Lake
Gopher Lake
Jackass Bend Lake
Jackrabbit Lake
Jacomo Lake
Lone Jack Lake
Long View Lake
Lotowana Lake
Nell Lake
Plower Lake
Prairie Lee Lake
Sni-a-Bar Lake
Tapawango Lake
Tarnsey Lake
Unity Village Lake
Wildwood Lake |
Big Creek
Burr Oak Creek
E. Fk. Little Blue River
W. Fk. Sni-a-Bar Creek
Blue RiveRiver
Blue Creek
Cedar Creek
Crawford Creek
|
Fire
Creek
Horseshoe Creek
Indian Creek
Little Blue River
Lumpkin Creek
Mill Creek
Missouri River
Mouse Creek
Prairie Creek
|
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
91
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
2,501
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
6,011
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
| County includes
portions of three (3) **watersheds (at the 8 digit level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
10270104 Lower
Kansas
10290108 South Grand
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 |
E. Fk. Little Blue River; Pollutant - BOD, NFR; Source - Independence MHP;
Priority - Low W. Fk. Sni-a-Bar Creek;
Pollutant - BOD, NFR; Source - Lake Lotawana WWTP; Priority - Low
Blue River; Pollutant - Chlordane; Source -
Urban nonpoint sources; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lower
Kansas
South
Grand
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 |
