| County Map |
| Size |
487,681.81
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Potosi |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
23,344
2,964 |
| Washington 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 |
256,839.35 |
52.63 |
| Non-Native,
Cool-Season Grasslands |
69,702.71 |
14.28 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest |
61,488.56 |
12.6 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
24,290.83 |
4.98 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
Authority
Mill Lake
Baja Lake
Assoc. Lake
Ebo Lake
Ella Lake
Elsie Lake
Clear Lake
High Point Lake
Howell Mill Lake
Mary’s Lake
Breton Lake
Palmer Lake
Parole Lake
Potosi Lake
Rocky Lake
Sayers Brook Lake
Shibboleth Lake
Sunnen Lake
Timberlin Lake |
Allen Branch
Arnaulty Branch
Arnold Creek
Arnold Creek
Ashley Branch
Bailey Branch
Bates Creek
Trib. to Bates Creek
Trib. to Big River
Big River
Billy's Branch
Calico Creek
Boiling Springs Hollow
Brazil Creek
Brock Creek
Trib. to Brock Creek
Brushy Fk.
Brushy Hollow Branch
Cadet Creek
Cedar Creek
Cicero Branch
Coffman Hollow
Compton Branch
Courtois River |
Day
Hollow
Dent Creek
Dry Creek
Fountain Farm Branch
Fourche a Renault River
Furnance Creek
Goose Creek
Hamilton Creek
Harris Creek
Hazel Creek
Hopewell Branch
Indian River
Ishmael Creek
James Creek
Johns Creek
Kelley Hollow
Knox Creek
Lost Creek
Madden Branch
Mills Creek
Mineral Creek
Piney Creek
Pucket Branch
Rabbit Hollow Creek |
Race
Branch
Reid Creek
Scott Creek
Snapps Creek
Stringtown Creek
Town Branch
Trace Creek
Turkey Creek
Wallen Creek
Watson Creek |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
224
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
628
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
3,586
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) |
07140102 Meramec
07140104 Big
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 |
Shibboleth Creek; Pollutant - sediment; Source - Barite Tailings Pond; Priority -
High Trib. Pond Creek; Pollutant -
sediment; Source - Barite Tailings Pond; Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Meramec
Big
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 |
