| County Map |
| Size |
436,481.61
Acres |
| County
Seat |
Hartville |
2000
Population
Change 1990-2000 |
17,955
1,197 |
| Wright 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 |
237,747.88 |
54.42 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Forest |
126,002.13 |
28.84 |
| Deciduous Upland
Mixed Oak Woodland |
23,650.11 |
5.41 |
| Mixed
Evergreen-Deciduous Red Cedar Hardwood Forest |
13,292.08 |
3.04 |
|
1Land
cover type - includes top four types of estimated land coverage.
|
|
| Water
Bodies |
| Lakes/Dams |
Rivers/Creeks |
Rivers/Creeks |
| Dove
Lake |
Baker Creek
Beaver Creek
Beaver Branch
Clark Creek
Coon Creek
Elk River
Gasconade River |
Lawrence
Creek
Lick Creek
Parks Branch
Spence Creek
Whetstone Creek
Wolf Creek
Woods Branch |
|
| Missouri
Fishing Waters |
| Stream
Miles |
91
Miles |
| Stream
Acres |
449
Acres |
| Lake
Acres |
2,076
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) |
Upper Gasconade
Bull Shoals Lake
North Fork White |
| Primary
Drinking Source |
List of Drinking Water Systems |
|
Impaired waters
[303(d) Waters requiring development of TMDLs to restore water quality |
Whetstone Cr; Pollutant - BOD; Source -Mountain Grove WWTPs; Priority - High |
| Watershed
Restoration Projects |
None
listed yet |
Citizen Groups working in these
watersheds |
Upper
Gasconade
Bull
Shoals Lake
North
Fork White |
| Missouri Department of Conservation |
MDC Private Land
Assistance
Conservation
Assistance Contractors |
| Soils: Missouri Cooperative Soil Survey |
Manuscript and SSURGO
Data Access Page |
