| County Map |
| Size |
410,241.52 |
| County
Seat |
Carthage |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
104,686
14,221 |
| Jasper 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 |
164,371.21 |
40.06 |
| Grassland - General |
92,541.53 |
22.56 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
32,853.24 |
8.01 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
24,461.63 |
5.96 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Center
Lake
Kellogg City Lake
Ocie Orah Acres Lake
|
Blackberry Creek
Browning Hollow
Buck Creek
Center Creek
Cave Spring Creek
Dry Creek
Duvall Creek
Fidelty Creek
Turkey Creek |
N. Fk.
Spring R.
Grove Br.
Jenkins Creek
Jones Creek
Opossum Creek
Slater Creek
Spring Creek
Turkey Creek
White Oak Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
216
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
987
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,933
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
| County includes
portions of one (1) **watershed (at the 8 digit level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
11070207 Spring |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Center Creek; Pollutant - Zinc; Source - Tristate AML; Priority - Medium Turkey Creek; Pollutant - Zinc; Source - Duenweg AML;
Priority - Low
N. Fk. Spring R.; Pollutant - Sediment;
Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Spring |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
