| County Map |
| Size |
270,721
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Benton |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
40,422
1,046 |
| Scott 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
|
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
203,340.76 |
74.46 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
25,424.82 |
9.31 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
9,367.04 |
3.43 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
7,181.35 |
2.63 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
North
Cut Dakota Lake
Powers Island Lake
St. John Lake
Tywappity Lake |
Ditch #1
Ditch to Ditch #1
Ditch #4
Hubble Creek
Lateral #4 |
Little
Creek
Ramsey Creek
Sals Creek
E. Ch. Whitewater Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
86
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
5,863
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
309
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) |
07140105 Upper
Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
07140107 Whitewater
08020201 New Madrid-St.
Johns
08020204 Little River
Ditches |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
None listed in the Final 1998 303(d) List for Missouri |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Upper
Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Whitewater
New
Madrid-St. Johns
Little
River Ditches |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
