| County Map |
| Size |
407,041.50
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Bolivar |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
26,992
5,166 |
| Polk 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 |
256,596.27 |
62.45 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
73,430.26 |
17.87 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
15,815.60 |
3.85 |
| Grassland - General |
14,260.38 |
3.47 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Vandalia
Lake
Lake Tobacco |
Baren Creek
Brush Creek
Line Creek
Hills Mission Creek
Barren Creek
Coates Creek
Davis Creek
Deer Creek
Dry Creek
Panther Creek |
Piper
Creek
Pomne de Terre Fk.
Sadler Creek
Schuler Creek
Schulte Branch
Slagle Creek
Stinking Creek
Claude Creek
Turkey Creek
West Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
124
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
570
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
12,128
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) |
10290105 Harry S.
Truman Reservoir
10290106 Sac
10290107 Pomme De Terre |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality] |
L. Sac River; Pollutant - Fecal coliform; Source - Springfield NW WWTP; Priority
- Low Piper Creek; Pollutant - NFR;
Source - Bolivar WWTP; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Harry
S. Truman Reservoir
Sac
Pomme
De Terre |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
