| County Map |
| Size |
170,240.63
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Grant
City |
2000 population
Change 1990-2000 |
2,382
-58 |
| Worth 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 |
89,779.61 |
52.61 |
| Row and Close Grown
Crops |
42,603.92 |
24.97 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
13,311.88 |
7.8 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Hardwood Forest |
8,242.17 |
4.87 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
| Worth
County Lake |
Big Rock Creek
Fleck Branch
Grand River |
Lotts
Creek
Marlowe Creek
Middle Grand River |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
64
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
205
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
1,469
Acres |
|
| Watershed
Health |
| Safe
Drinking Water Compliance Values |
County includes
portions of
two (2) **watersheds (at the 8 digit
level of the USGS Hydrologic Units) |
10240012 Platte
10280101 Upper Grand |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
E. Fk. Grand River; Pollutant - Sediment; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority -
Low M. Fk. Grand River; Pollutant -
Sediment+; Source - Ag nonpoint source; Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Platte
Upper
Grand |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
