| County Map |
| Size |
535,681.98
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Nevada |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
20,454
1,413 |
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| Agricultural and Natural Resources Contacts |
|
| 1Land
Cover Type |
Acres
|
%coverage of County
|
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
256,137.92 |
47.83 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
104,365.58 |
19.49 |
| Deciduous
Seasonally Flooded Mixed Bottomland Hardwood Forest |
60,419.51 |
11.28 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Invasive Forest |
18,537.26 |
3.46 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Bushwhacker
Lake
Comstock Lake
Flight Lake
Izaak Walter Lake
McCarty Lake
Old Town Lake
Pryor Lake
Radio Spring Lake
Tovenile Lake
Willow Lake |
Bee Branch
Beecham Branch
Bitterroot Creek
Bee Creek
Clear Creek
Douglas Creek
Drywood Creek
Duncan Creek
Fly Creek
High Tower Creek
Landon Creek
Marmaton Creek |
McKill
Creek
Melton Creek
McKenzie Creek
Muddy River
Mulberry Creek
Pleasant Run Creek
Rocky Creek
Townsend Slough
Walnut Creek
White Branch
Wilson Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
226
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
831
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
3,886
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) |
10290102 Lower
Marais Des Cygnes
10290103 Little Osage
10290104 Marmaton
10290105 Harry S. Truman
Reservoir
10290106 Sac |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Little Osage River; Pollutant - Low DO; Source - Unspecified; Priority - Low Marmaton River; Pollutant - Low DO; Source -
Unspecified; Priority - Low
Clear Creek; Pollutant - sediment+; Source -
Ag nonpoint source; Priority - High
L. Drywood Creek; Pollutant - sediment;
Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - Low |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Lower
Marais Des Cygnes
Little
Osage
Marmaton
Harry
S. Truman Reservoir
Sac |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
