| County Map |
| Size |
404,481.50
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Lexington |
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000 |
32,960
1,853 |
| Lafayette 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 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
232,368.60 |
56.87 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
104,128.51 |
25.49 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Invasive Forest |
20,434.95 |
5.0 |
| Deciduous Old Field
and Pasture Sparse Woodland |
12,405.39 |
3.04 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Briarwood
Lake
E A Pape Lake (Concordia)
Higginsville N. Lake
Higginsville S. Lake
Dryer Rock Lake
Sni-a-Bar Lake |
Brush Creek
Davis Creek
Cottonwood Creek |
Davis
Creek
Garrison Creek
Lick Creek
Owl Creek
Tabor River
|
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
34
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
3,026
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
4,512
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
two (2) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
10300101 Lower
Missouri-Crooked
10300104 Blackwater |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Davis Creek; Pollutant - BOD, Nutrients; Source - Odessa SE WWTP; Priority - High Higginsville S. Lake; Pollutant - Atrazine; Source -
Corn, Sorghum production; Priority - Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lower
Missouri-Crooked
Blackwater |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
