Knox County
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County Map
Size 324,481.20 Acres
County Seat Edina
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
4,361
-121
Knox 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 135,576.89 41.83
Row and Close Grown Crops 128,694.2 39.71
Deciduous Upland Mixed Invasive Forest 25,626.09 7.91
Deciduous Mixed Hardwood Old Field and Pasture Woodland 12,297.75 3.79
1Land cover type - includes top four    types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes Rivers/Creeks
Baring Country Club Lake
Edina lake
Edina Resevoir
Henry Sever Lake
Hurdland Sever Lake
North Sever Lk.
Fabius Creek
Rock Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 122 Miles
Stream Acres 268 Acres
Lake Acres 1,675 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) 07110002 North Fabius
07110003 South Fabius
07110004 The Sny
07110005 North Fork Salt
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality None listed on the Final 1998 303(d) List for Missouri
Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
North Fabius
South Fabius
The Sny
North Fork Salt
Missouri Department of Conservation MDC Private Land Assistance
Conservation Assistance Contractors
Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey Manuscript and SSURGO Data Access Page


Missouri Department
of Natural Resources

Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN)
Send comments to: mowin1@missouri.edu
205 Agricultural Engineering
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-0085
Toll Free: (MO only): 1-877-H20-shed (426-7433)
Fax: (573) 884-5650

Page last updated August 26, 2008