| County Map |
| Size |
392,961.46
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Mt.
Vernon |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
35,204
4,968 |
| Lawrence 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 |
244,965.03 |
62.44 |
| Grassland - General |
60,433.74 |
15.4 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
40,564.12 |
10.34 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
8,134.08 |
2.07 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Sycamore
Lake
|
Billies Creek
Trib. to Billies Creek
Center Creek
Chesapeake Creek
Clear Creek
Cracked Neck Creek
Dry Branch
Dry Hollow
Eddington Creek
Goose Creek |
Honey
Creek
Johnson Creek
Province Creek
Sardine Creek
Spring Creek
Stahl Creek
Truitt Creek
Turnback Creek
White Oak Creek
Williams Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
123
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
365
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,889
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) |
10290106 Sac
11010002 James
11070207 Spring |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
Where does my Drinking Water Come From? |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Chat Creek; Pollutant - Zinc; Source - Aurora AML; Priority - Low |
| Water
Pollution Control's (Regional) Basin Plans |
White River Basin |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Sac
James
Spring |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
