| County Map |
| Size |
345,601.28
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Montgomery
City |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
12,136
781 |
| Montgomery 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 |
154,002.73 |
44.42 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
71,954.90 |
20.75 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
69,203.21 |
19.96 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
22,644.89 |
6.53 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Golden
Eagle Lake
Lone Tree Lake
Wellsville Lake
|
Bear Creek
Brush Creek
Clear Creek
Coon Creek
Crooked Creek
Dry Creek
Elkhorn River
Fonso Branch
Haldiman Creek
Loudre River |
Montgomery
Creek
Poor Creek
Prairie Creek
Quick Creek
Sandy Creek
Smith Creek
Wardens Creek
Whetstone Creek
Whippoorwill Creek
White Oak Creek
Wolf Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
155
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
1,409
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,822
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) |
07110008 Cuivre
10300102 Lower
Missouri-Moreau
10300200 Lower Missouri |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Elkhorn Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
Not
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Cuivre
Lower
Missouri-Moreau
Lower
Missouri |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
