St. Clair County
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County Map
Size 446,721.65 Acres
County Seat Osceola
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
9,652
1,195
St. Clair 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

Non-Native, Cool-Season Grasslands 165,943.76 36.97
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest 92,610.24 20.63
Row and Close Grown Crops 32,130.47 7.16
Open Water 27,971.24 6.23
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes/Dams Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Atkinson Lake
Clear Lake
Schell Osage Lake
Silver Lake
Baker Creek
Bear Creek
Big Otter Creek
Trib. to Big Otter Creek
Brush Creek
Trib. to Brush Creek
Clammer Branch
Coopers Creek
Galliniper Creek
Green Springs Branch.
Hogles Creek
Kitten Creek
Monegaw Creek
Panther River
Purcett Creek
Reid Creek
Ricky Creek
Sac River
Salt River
Turkey Creek
Walnut Creek
Weaubleau River
Yellow Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 288 Miles
Stream Acres 1,360 Acres
Lake Acres 16, 534 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)
10290105 Harry S. Truman Reservoir
10290106 Sac
10290108 South Grand
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality Big Otter Creek; Pollutant - pH; Source - Otter Creek AML; Priority - Low

Trib. to Big Otter Creek; Pollutant - pH; Source - Otter Creek AML; Priority - Low

Brush Creek; Pollutant - Inundation; Source - Chanelization; Priority - Low

Monegaw Creek; Pollutant - Sulphate; Source - Montee AML; Priority - Low

Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Harry S. Truman Reservoir
Sac
South Grand
Missouri Department of Conservation MDC Private Land Assistance
Conservation Assistance Contractors
Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey Manuscript and SSURGO Data Access Page


Missouri Department
of Natural Resources

Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN)
Send comments to: mowin1@missouri.edu
205 Agricultural Engineering
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 882-0085
Toll Free: (MO only): 1-877-H20-shed (426-7433)
Fax: (573) 884-5650

Page last updated August 26, 2008