Stone County
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County Map
Size 288,641.06 Acres
County Seat Galena
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
28,658
9,580
Stone 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 140,295.43 42.94
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest 69,545.25 21.28
Mixed Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest 31,627.19 9.68
Open Water 29,585.38 9.05
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes/Dams Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Raley Lake
Silver Lake
Table Rock Lake
Wilson Lake
Crane Ditch
Dry Creek
Finley Creek
Flat River
Horse Creek
Indian River
James Creek
Mash Hollow
Pine Rum Creek
Piney Creek
Tory Creek
Wooley Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 100 Miles
Stream Acres 367 Acres
Lake Acres 26,606 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)
11010001 Beaver Reservoir
11010002 James
11010003 Bull Shoals Lake
11070207 Spring
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality James River; Pollutant - Nutrients, unknown; Source - Urban point & nonpoint source; Priority - High
Water Pollution Control's (Regional) Basin Plans White River Basin
Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Beaver Reservoir
James
Bull Shoals Lake
Spring
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