| County Map |
| Size |
430,721.59
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Bowling
Green |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
18,351
2,382 |
| Pike 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 |
185,520.28 |
42.34 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
114,651.11 |
26.16 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
73,821.45 |
16.85 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
34,342.40 |
7.84 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Bowling
Green Lake
Vandalia Lake |
Bryant's Creek
Buffalo Creek.
Calumet Creek
Calumet Branch
Cuivre River
Grassy Creek
Guinnes Creek
Indian Creek |
Johns
Creek
Noix Creek
Pomne de Terre R.
Ramsey Creek
Peno Creek
Ramsey Creek
Salt River
Shady Creek
Sugar Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
110
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
10,369
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
9,281
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) |
07110004 The Sny
07110007 Salt
07110008 Cuivre |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Salt River; Pollutant - Low D.O., Manganese; Source - Cannon Dam; Priority -
Medium Vandalia Lake; Pollutant -
Atrazine, Manganese; Source - Corn, sorghum production; Priority - Medium |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
Not
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
The
Sny
Salt
Cuivre |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
