| County Map |
| Size |
322,561.19
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Ste.
Genevieve |
2000
Population
change 1990-2000 |
17,842
1,805 |
| Ste. Genevieve 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 |
112,964.25 |
34.66 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
99,441.17 |
30.51 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
34,205.41 |
10.49 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
30,601.50 |
9.39 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Butterfly
Lake
Establishment Lake
Forest Lake
Isle du Bois Lake
Ste. Genevieve Lake
Sunset Lake
Wanda Lee Lake |
Big Bottom Creek
Bloom Creek
Brushy Creek
Bois Creek
Coldwater Creek
Flint Bottom Creek
Fouche River
Goose Creek
Greasy Creek
Hickory Creek |
Indian
River
Johns Creek
Jonca Creek
Meddler Creek
Mill River
Old Slough Mississippi River
Pickles Creek
River Aux Vasses
Saline Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
105
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
8,138
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,168
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
five (5) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
07140101
Cahokia-Joachim
07140104 Big
07140105 Upper
Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
07140107 Whitewater
08020202 Upper St. Francis |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Big Bottom Creek; Pollutant - BOD, NFR; Source - Lake Forest Subdivision;
Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Cahokia-Joachim
Big
Upper
Mississippi-Cape Girardeau
Whitewater
Upper
St. Francis |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
