| County Map |
| Size |
506,881.87
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Alton |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
10,344
874 |
| Oregon 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 |
227398.75 |
44.9 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
160137.71 |
31.62 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest |
32597.94 |
6.44 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
29549.13 |
5.95 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
| Howell
Lake |
Anthony Branch
Eleven Point Creek
English Creek
Frederick Creek
Greenbriar Creek
Greer Spring Branch
Hurricane Creek |
Kelley
Creek
Middle Branch
Piney Creek
Spring Creek
Warm Branch
White Oak Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
141
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
735
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,358
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) |
11010008 Current
11010010 Spring
11010011 Eleven Point |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Piney Creek; Pollutant - Chlorine; Source - Alton WWTP; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
Not
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Current
Spring
Eleven
Point |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
