| County Map |
| Size |
346,241.28
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Pineville |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
21,681
4,743 |
| McDonald County - County
Fact Sheets which list agriculture, business and economics, demographics, education,
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| Agricultural and Natural Resources Contacts |
|
| 1Land
Cover Type |
Acres
|
%coverage of County
|
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
153,838.60 |
44.56 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
135,426.10 |
39.22 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
8,917.36 |
2.58 |
| Deciduous Sparse
Woodland - General |
8,16.09 |
2.52 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
|
Beaver Branch
Beeman Branch
Big Sugar Creek
Buffalo Creek
Buncomb Branch
Butler Creek
Cave Springs Branch.
Elk River
Charleston Hollow
Elkhorn Creek |
Honey
Creek
Indian Creek
King Creek
Kings Valley Creek
Mikes Creek
Mill Creek
Patterson Creek
B. Sugar Creek
L. Sugar Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
88
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
514
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
591
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) |
11070206 Lake O'
The Cherokees
11070208 Elk |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Buffalo Creek; Pollutant - Nutrients; Source - Livestock production; Priority -
Medium Cave Springs Branch.; Pollutant
- Nutrients; Source - Livestock/Simmons; Priority - Medium
Elk River.; Pollutant - Nutrients; Source -
Livestock production; Priority - Medium
Indian Creek; Pollutant - Nutrients; Source
- Livestock production; Priority - Medium
Patterson Creek; Pollutant - Nutrients;
Source - Livestock production; Priority - Medium
B. Sugar Creek; Pollutant - Nutrients;
Source - Livestock production; Priority - Medium
L. Sugar Creek; Pollutant - Nutrients;
Source - Livestock production; Priority - Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lake
O' The Cherokees
Elk |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
