| County Map |
| Size |
290,561.08
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Princeton |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
3,757
34 |
| Mercer 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 |
168,388.77 |
57.85 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
54,752.67 |
18.81 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
20,234.35 |
6.95 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
15,703.95 |
5.4 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Lake
Marie
Lake Paho
Mercer Lake
|
Brush Creek
Irwin Creek
Muddy River
Little Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
83
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
184
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,918
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) |
10280102 Thompson
10280103 Lower Grand |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
None listed on the 1998 303(d) List for Missouri |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Thompson
Lower
Grand |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
