| County Map |
| Size |
288,641.06
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Farmington |
2000
population
Change 1990-2000 |
55,641
6,737 |
| St. Francois 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 |
123,695.68 |
42.7 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
95,009.66 |
32.8 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
16,910.44 |
5.84 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest |
12,331.11 |
4.26 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Apollo
Lake
Bismark Lake
Bonne Ava Lake
Bonne Terre City Lake
Farmington City Lake
Goose Creek Lake
Iran Mountain Lake
Lacawanda Lake
Primrose Lake
St. Francis Lake
St. Joe Park Lake
Timberline Lake
Three Hill Lake
Wahoo Lake |
Back Creek
Andrew River
Bee Run
Big River
Trib. to Big River
Blay Creek
Andrew Branch
Allen Branch
Bear Creek
Cabanne Course
Coonville Creek
Doe Run Branch
Dry Creek
Eaton Creek
Hayden Creek
Hazel Creek |
Indian
Creek
Koen River
Madison Creek
Middlebrook Creek
Mill Creek
Mudd Creek
Owl Creek
Plattin Creek
Salem Creek
Sans River
Shaw Creek
Taylor Creek
Terre Bleue River
Turkey River
West Creek
Wolf Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
129
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
511
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
3,533
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 |
Turkey Creek; Pollutant - BOD, NFR; Source - Bonne Terre WWTP; Priority - Low Big River; Pollutant - Lead, sediment; Source - Old
Lead Belt AML; Priority - High
Flat River Creek; Pollutant - Lead,
sediment, zinc; Source - Old Lead Belt AML; Priority - High
Shaw Branch; Pollutant - Sediment; Source -
Federal AML; Priority - High
St Francis.; Pollutant - NH3N,
BOD; Source - Farmington W. WWTP; Priority - High |
| 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 |
