| County Map |
| Size |
380,161.40
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Versailles |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
19,309
3,735 |
| Morgan 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 |
152,047.22 |
38.73 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
132,881.25 |
33.85 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
23,627.65 |
6.02 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
17,488.00 |
4.45 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
| Rocky
Lake |
Bear Creek
Big Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek
Flat River
Gabriel Creek
Gracey Creek
Gravois River
|
Haw
Creek
Indian River
Jones Creek
Richland Creek
Pole Hollow
Soap Creek
Spring Creek
Straight Foot Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
203
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
1,014
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
10,135
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) |
10290109 Lake Of
The Ozarks
10290111 Lower Osage
10300102 Lower
Missouri-Moreau
10300103 Lamine |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Gabriel Creek; Pollutant - BOD, NFR; Source - Stover SW WWTP; Priority - Low Straight Fork.; Pollutant - Susp. Algae; Source -
Versailles WWTP; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lake
Of The Ozarks
Lower
Osage
Lower
Missouri-Moreau
Lamine |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
