| County Map |
| Size |
434,561.61
Acres |
| County
Seat |
New
Madrid |
2000
Population
Change 1990- 2000 |
19,760
-1,168 |
| New Madrid County -
County Fact Sheets which list agriculture, business and economics, demographics,
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| Agricultural and Natural Resources Contacts |
|
| 1Land
Cover Type |
Acres
|
%coverage of County
|
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
353,384.87 |
78.99 |
| Open Water |
42,067.94 |
9.4 |
| Deciduous
Seasonally Flooded River Front Forest |
15,158.42 |
3.39 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
10,005.53 |
2.24 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
| None
listed |
Ash Ditch
Ash Slough Ditch
Old Ch. Little River
Ash Ditch
Ditch #1, #10, #104,
#2, #258, #290, #3, #4, #41,
#42, #6, #7,
#8, #9 |
Maple
Slough
Mud River
North Cutt Ditch
Otter Slough Creek
Spillway Hollow
St. Francis River
St. John Creek
Swift Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
318
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
15,706
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
254
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) |
08010100 Lower
Mississippi-Memphis
08020201 New Madrid-St.
Johns
08020204 Little River
Ditches |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Old Ch. Little River.; Pollutant - Sediment+; Source - Ag. nonpoint source;
Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lower
Mississippi-Memphis
New
Madrid-St. Johns
Little
River Ditches |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
