Madison County
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County Map
Size 318,081.17 Acres
County Seat Fredericktown
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
11,800
673
Madison 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

Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest 191,197.57 60
Non-Native, Cool-Season Grasslands 63,296.40 19.86
Mixed Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest 23,760.87 7.46
Deciduous Upland Mixed Hardwood Forest 22,183.87 6.96
1Land cover type - includes top four  types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Blue Mountain Lake
Chapel Lake
Fredericktown City Lake
Marais de Cygnes Lake
Nims Lake
Aslinger Creek
Barnes Creek
Barren Hollow
Big Creek
Brewers Creek
Trib. to Brewers Creek Cape Creek
Castor Creek
Cedar Bottom Creek
Dry Creek
Gimlat Creek
Goose Creek
Grounds Henderson Creek
Huzzch Creek
Kessler Creek
Leatherwood Creek
Long Gravel Creek
Marble Creek
March Creek
Middle Fk. Mill River
Martin Hollow
Musco Creek
Peters Creek
Piney Creek
Plum Creek
Prong River
Rock Creek
L.St. Francis River
Saline Creek
Shays Creek
Shetley Creek
Slater Creek
Snowden Creek
Stouts Creek
Sweet Water Creek
Trace Creek
Turkey Creek
Twelve Mile Creek
Village Creek
Wachita Creek
Washington Creek
Whitener Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 182 Miles
Stream Acres 649 Acres
Lake Acres 1,015 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)
07140107 Whitewater
08020202 Upper St. Francis
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Waters Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality Goose Creek; Pollutant - Nickel; Source - Madison mine outflow; Priority - Low

Saline Creek; Pollutant - Nickel; Source - Madison mine outflow; Priority - Low

Trace Creek; Pollutant - pH; Source - Unknown; Priority - Low

Village Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Mine la Motte AML; Priority - High

Watershed Plans to Repair Impaired Waters Goose and Saline Creeks
Watershed Restoration Projects Not listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Whitewater
Upper St. Francis
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