| County Map |
| Size |
363,521.34
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Richmond |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
23,354
1,383 |
| Ray 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 |
164,787.32 |
44.92 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
121,298.93 |
33.07 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
37,352.51 |
10.18 |
| Deciduous
Seasonally Flooded River Front Forest |
12,116.73 |
3.3 |
| Open Water |
3,147.10 |
0.86 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four plus open water types of land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Crystal
Lake
Lawson City Lake
Ray County Lake
|
Crabapple Branch
E.Fk. Crooked River
Fire Creek
Jackson Bend Creek
Kenney Creek
Rocky Creek
Rollins Creek |
Mud
River
Spencer Creek
Shakelford Creek
Sunshine Creek
Wakonda Creek
Willow Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
120
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
2,445
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,787
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) |
10280101 Upper
Grand
10300101 Lower
Missouri-Crooked |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
E Fk. Crooked Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag. nonpoint source;
Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Upper
Grand
Lower
Missouri-Crooked |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
