| County Map |
| Size |
197,120.73
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Lancaster |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
4,170
-66 |
| Schuyler County - County
Fact Sheets which list agriculture, business and economics, demographics, education,
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| Agricultural and Natural Resources Contacts |
|
| 1Land
Cover Type |
Acres
|
%coverage of County
|
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
126,488.29 |
64.18 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
30,345.75 |
15.4 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
24,527.24 |
12.44 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
56,38.15 |
2.86 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Dowing
Lake
Lancaster City Lake
Schuyler Lake
Spencer Lake |
Elm Creek
Fabius Creek
Lost Creek
|
Sand
River
Thief Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
20
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
121
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,204
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) |
07110002 North
Fabius
07110003 South Fabius
07110005 North Fork Salt
10280201 Upper Chariton |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
N. Fabius R.; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
North
Fabius
South
Fabius
North
Fork Salt
Upper
Chariton |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
