Wayne County
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County Map
Size 488,321.81 Acres
County Seat Greenville
2000 Population
Change 1990-2000
13,259
1,716
Wayne 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 343,404.91 69.29
Non-Native, Cool-Season Grasslands 73,930.65 14.92
Mixed Evergreen-Deciduous Shortleaf Pine-Oak Forest 18,184.10 3.67
Deciduous Upland Mixed Hardwood Forest 14,330.22 2.89
1Land cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.

Water Bodies
Lakes/Dams Rivers/Creeks Rivers/Creeks
Clearwater Lake
McGee Lake
Peachtree Lake
Simpson Lake
Asher Creek
Barnes Creek
Bennett Creek
Big Lake Creek
Big Creek
Big Brushy Creek
Bounds Creek
Brush Creek
Brushy Creek
Barnes Creek
Cedar Creek
Clark Creek
Collier Branch
Crane Creek
Cubb Creek
Ditch #10
Duck Creek
Dry Creek
Lost Branch
Lick Creek
Gizzard Creek
Goose Creek
Greenwood Branch
Hickory Creek
Hubble Branch
Hunter Creek
Kelley Creek
Little Branch
E.Fk.Lost Creek
McKenzie Creek
Middle Creek
Mill River
Miller Creek
Otter Creek
Perkins Creek
Peters Branch
Possum Creek
Rings Creek
Rocky River.
Rutlege Run Creek
Stanley Creek
Trace Creek
Turkey Creek
Wet Branch
Williams River
Wilmore Creek

Missouri Fishing Waters
Stream Miles 216 Miles
Stream Acres 760 Acres
Lake Acres 3,000 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)
07140107 Whitewater
08020202 Upper St. Francis
08020203 Lower St. Francis
08020204 Little River Ditches
11010007 Upper Black
Primary Drinking Source List of Drinking Water Systems
Impaired waters [303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality McKenzie Creek; Pollutant - pH; Source - Gads Hill Quarry; Priority - Low
Watershed Restoration Projects None listed yet
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds
Whitewater
Upper St. Francis
Lower St. Francis
Little River Ditches
Upper Black
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