| County Map |
| Size |
404,481.50
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Doniphan |
2000
population
Change 1990-2000 |
13,509
1,206 |
| Ripley 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
|
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
205,022.07 |
50.71 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
92,686.08 |
22.92 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest |
38,265.89 |
9.46 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
22,066.66 |
5.46 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Butter
Lake
Ripley County Lake
RockHouse Lake |
E.Fk. Black River
Buffalo Creek
Cave Creek
Current River
Cypress Creek
Ditch #3
Ditch #10
|
E.Fk.
Fourche Creek
Flat River
Harris Creek
Harviell Creek
Hurricane Creek
Logan Creek
Prong River |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
202
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
848
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,084
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
four (4) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
11010007 Upper
Black
11010008 Current
11010009 Lower Black
11010011 Eleven Point |
| 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
Black
Current
Lower
Black
Eleven
Point |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
