| County Map |
| Size |
401,281.48
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Neosho |
2000 Population
Change
1990-2000 |
52,638
6,281 |
| Newton 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 |
157,500.55 |
39.29 |
| Grassland - General |
91,402.87 |
22.8 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
74,161.72 |
18.5 |
| Deciduous Sparse
Woodland - General |
23,094.13 |
5.76 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Neutonia
Lake
Thurman Lake
|
Baynham Branch
Buffalo Creek
Center Creek
Clear Creek
Dry Valley Branch
Elm Spring Creek
Five Mile Creek
Harrison Creek
Hickory Creek
Clear Creek
Indian Creek
Shoal Creek |
Jacobs
Creek
Lost Creek
Mason Spring Creek
Middle Creek
Indian Creek
Rock Creek
Shoal Creek
Silver Creek
Warren Creek
Willow Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
70
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
361
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,573
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) |
11070206 Lake O'
The Cherokees
11070207 Spring
11070208 Elk |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Clear Creek; Pollutant - BOD, NFR, NH3N; Source - Monett; Priority -
Low M. Indian Creek; Pollutant -
Nutrients; Source - Livestock production; Priority - Medium
N. Indian Creek; Pollutant - Nutrients;
Source - Livestock production; Priority - Medium
S. Indian Creek; Pollutant - Nutrients;
Source - Livestock production; Priority - Medium
Shoal Creek; Pollutant - Fecal coliform;
Source - Unknown ag. Sources; Priority - Medium
N. Indian Creek; Pollutant - Nutrients;
Source - Livestock production; Priority - Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lake
O' The Cherokees
Spring
Elk |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
