| County Map |
| Size |
302,721.12
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Perryville |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
18,132
1,482 |
| Perry 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 |
99,901.23 |
32.2 |
| Open Water |
82,805.98 |
26.69 |
| Deciduous
Seasonally Flooded River Front Forest |
71,727.39 |
23.12 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
20,038.64 |
6.46 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Apple
Lake
McClanahen Lake
Parker Lake
Perry County Lake
Port Perry Lake
Purko Lake
|
Apple Creek
Trib. to Apple Creek
Bois Brule Ditch
Trib. to Bois Brule Ditch
Brazeau Creek
Trib to Brazeau Creek
Dry Creek
Goose Creek |
Jordan
Creek
Nations Creek
Omette Creek
Pecaut Hollow
Saline Creek
Sandy Creek
Tyler Creek
White Water Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
112
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
7,000
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,682
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
two (2) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
07140105 Upper
Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
07140107 Whitewater |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
None listed on the Final 1998 303(d) List for Missouri |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Upper
Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Whitewater |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
