| County Map |
| Size |
307,841.14
Acres |
| County
Seat |
New
London |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
9,626
1,150 |
| Ralls 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 |
145,877.32 |
47.13 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
77,547.46 |
25.05 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
41,853.34 |
13.52 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
15,466.44 |
5 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage. |
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Monroe
City Lake
Perry Lake
Cannon Dam
Mark Twain Lake
Monroe City Route J Lake |
Ely Creek
Hays Creek
Hippo Creek
Lick Creek
Malaruni Creek
Spencer Creek
Turkey Creek |
Salt
River |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
123
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
502
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
7,364
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 - Manganese, Iron, Low D.O.; Source - Cannon Dam; Priority
- Medium Mark Twain Lake; Pollutant -
Atrazine; Source - Corn, sorghum production; Priority - Medium
Monroe City Route J Lake; Pollutant -
Atrazine; Source - Corn, sorghum production; Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
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 |
