| County Map |
| Size |
280,321.03
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Palmyra |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
28,289
607 |
| Marion 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 |
114,752.97 |
40.4 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
90,746.58 |
31.95 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
20,814.80 |
7.33 |
| Deciduous
Seasonally Flooded Mixed Bottomland Hardwood Forest |
10,723.64 |
3.78 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
| Bay de
Charles Lake |
Bay de Charles Creek
Trib. to Bay de Charles Creek
Bear Creek
Fabius Creek
Grassey Creek
Long Branch Creek |
Peavine
Creek
Merrills Creek
Sharpsburg Creek
South Creek
Troublsome Creek
Walnut Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
114
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
497
acres |
| Lake
Acres |
5,947
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
five (5) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
07110001
Bear-Wyaconda
07110002 North Fabius
07110003 South Fabius
07110004 The Sny
07110007 Salt |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
N. Fabius River; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority -
Low North River; Pollutant - Sediment;
Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Bear-Wyaconda
North
Fabius
South
Fabius
The
Sny
Salt |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
