Sullivan County
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County Map
Size 416,641.54 Acres
County Seat Milan
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
7,219
893
Sullivan 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 258,094.55 61.95
Row and Close Grown Crops 58,576.30 14.06
Deciduous Upland Mixed Oak Forest 40,753.37 9.78
Deciduous Upland Mixed Hardwood Forest 19,096.58 4.58
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes/Dams Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Green City Lake
Millan Lake
Sears Community Lake
Barber Creek
Drywood Creek
E.Fk. Locust Creek
Spring Creek
Yellow Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 79 Miles
Stream Acres 172 Acres
Lake Acres 2,303 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)
10280103 Lower Grand
10280201 Upper Chariton
10280202 Lower Chariton
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality W. Fk. Locust Creek; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - High

Mussel Fork; Pollutant - Sediment+; Source - Ag. nonpoint source; Priority - High

Spring Creek; Pollutant - sediment+; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - High

Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Lower Grand
Upper Chariton
Lower Chariton
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