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Spring Watershed
Watershed Description
Approximately 20 percent of the Spring Watershed is located in southeast
Kansas and is comprised of portions of Crawford and Cherokee counties. It also
has portions in southwestern Missouri. The watershed covers portions of Barry,
Barton, Christian, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, and Newton counties in Missouri; and
Ottawa County in northeastern Oklahoma.
Land features consist of one continuous low relief upland plain with little
local relief, broad stream valleys, and claypan soils. There are 588 farms
within the Kansas portion of the watershed.
The primary land use is dryland farming with winter wheat, soybeans, corn,
grain sorghum, and alfalfa being the principal crops grown. The rest of the area
is predominately pastureland with small remnants of tall grass prairie found on
the steeper areas. Woodlands are confined to wet bottom land along major stream
courses.
Watershed Statistics
The total estimated area in the Kansas portion of the watershed is 285,938
acres. Cropland covers about 68,893 acres, and grassland covers about 153,137
acres.
| Land Cover/Use |
Total Acres |
| Cropland |
68,893 |
| Grassland |
153,137 |
| Miscellaneous Land |
13,271 |
| Open Water |
5,448 |
| Quarries/Pits/Mines |
1,537 |
| Trees |
32,411 |
| Urban Build-Up |
11,241 |
| Total |
285,938 |
Local Contacts
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Self-Assessment and Other Documents
Typical Resource Concerns
- Soil Erosion - Wind/water
- Water Quality - Excessive nutrients, pesticides sediment in surface/ground
water
- Plant Condition - Productivity, health, vigor
- Fish and Wildlife - Lack of suitable habitat
Maps and Watershed Information
Fact
Sheet - Spring Watershed (PDF; 72 KB)
Map
of Spring Watershed (PDF; 703 KB)
Map
of Spring, Cherokee County, Kansas (PDF; 155 KB)
Map
of Spring, Crawford County, Kansas (PDF; 161 KB)
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Last Modified:
12/31/2008
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