Table 6. Natural Resources Inventory derived land use and estimates of land cover acreage of nonfederal lands and small waters (SCS 1997).
HYDROLOGIC UNIT CROPLAND PASTURE* RANGELAND* FOREST LAND MINOR LAND COVER/USE
MARMATON
1987 Acres** 245.3 (74.2%) 41.7 (12.6%) 0 (0%) 21.3 (6.5%) 1.6 (0.5%)
1982 Acres** 242.9 (73.5%) 39.4 (11.9%) 4.8 (1.5%) 21.5 (6.5%) 1.4 (0.4%)
LOWER MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER
1987 Acres** 90.5 (39.4%) 120.3 (52.4%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
1982 Acres** 94.0 (41.0%) 116.9 (50.9%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
LOWER OSAGE
1987 Acres** 125.0 (77.7%) 24.9 (15.5%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 5.7(3.5%)
1982 Acres** 102.2 (63.5%) 45.3 (28.2%) 2.4 (1.5%) 0 (0%) 5.8 (3.6%)
HARRY S TRUMAN RESERVOIR
1987 Acres** 256.4 (30.4%) 273.4 (32.4%) 0 (0%) 280(33.2%) 10.8(1.3%)
1982 Acres** 284.3 (33.7%) 203.2 (24.1%) 42.8 (5.1%) 280 (33.2%) 10.7 (1.3%)
HYDROLOGIC UNIT BUILD-UP & URBAN LAND RURAL TRANSPORTATION SMALL WATER AREAS TOTAL
MARMATON
1987 Acres** 5.6 (1.7%) 8.7 (2.6%) 6.3 (1.9%) 330.5
1982 Acres** 5.5 (1.7%) 8.7 (2.6%) 6.3 (1.9%)
LOWER MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVER
1987 Acres** 3.5 (1.5%) 15.1 (6.6%) 0.1 (0.04%) 229.5
1982 Acres** 3.5 (1.5%) 15.1 (6.6%) 0 (0%)
LOWER OSAGE
1987 Acres** 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 5.3 (3.3%) 160.9
1982 Acres** 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 5.2 (3.2%)
HARRY S. TRUMAN RESERVOIR
1987 Acres** 1.8 (0.2%) 17.9 (2.1%) 2.4 (0.3%) 160.9
1982 Acres** 1.5 (0.2%) 17.9 (2.1%) 2.3 (0.3%)

* Pasture includes areas of non-native, or planted vegetation; range land includes areas of native vegetation.

** Figures are in thousands of acres.

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