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==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|509|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|507|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.7|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 21, 2013 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 14, 2014 |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files }}</ref> Carter County is in the rugged southern [[Courtois Hills]] region of the southeastern [[Ozarks|Ozark Plateau]],<ref>Rafferty, M. D., ''The Ozarks, Land and Life,'' University of Arkansas Press, 2nd ed., 2001, pp. 12-13 {{ISBN|1-55728-714-7}}</ref> and is roughly dissected from north to south by the [[Current River (Ozarks)|Current River]]. Much of the county consists of wooded hills and valleys, with the landscape becoming more rolling and the hills having broader tops and gentler slopes in the southeastern portions of the county. The topography of Carter County is essentially that of a highly [[dissected plateau]].<ref name="soils.missouri.edu">http://soils.missouri.edu/survey/manuscript.asp?x=physio&series=MO612|Soil{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Survey of Carter County, Missouri</ref> The western and central sections of the county are drained by the Current River and its tributaries: Rogers Creek, Mill Creek, Pike Creek, Big Barren Creek, Aldridge Valley, Hen Peck Creek and Carters Creek. The eastern section of the county is drained by Cane Creek, Beaver Dam Creek, Little Black and Big Brushy Creek, all of which are tributaries of the [[Black River (Arkansas)|Black River]].<ref name="Gene Oakley 2007, pg 1">Dr. Gene Oakley, "A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition" 2007, pg 1</ref> Stegall Mountain, with an elevation of 1,348 feet, is the highest point in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6558|title=Stegall Mountain - Peakbagger.com|website=www.peakbagger.com|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref> The county's lowest elevations, about 400 feet, may be found in the river valleys on its southern boundary.<ref>http://www.topozone.com/states/Missouri.asp?county=Carter&feature=Valley|Topographic {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20130204194941/http://www.topozone.com/states/Missouri.asp?county=Carter&feature=Valley |date=February 4, 2013 }} Map Valley Features in Carter County, Missouri</ref> The bedrock is mostly (92.3%) [[Ordovician]] in age, with 7% being [[Cambrian]] and the remainder [[Precambrian]]. The weathering of this bedrock has produced an extensive system of [[Karst|solution channels]] and [[cave]]s. This has resulted in the creation of numerous [[Spring (hydrosphere)|springs]], with the largest being [[Big Spring (Missouri)|Big Spring]] located in the Current River near Van Buren.<ref name="soils.missouri.edu"/> Some of the larger caves to be found in Carter County are Camp Yarn Cave, Midco Cave, Granite Quarry Cave, and Lost Man's Cave.<ref>Dr. Gene Oakley, "A History of Carter County, Sesquicentennial Edition" 2007, pg 2</ref> Carter County has numerous small deposits of brown [[iron ore]] ([[limonite]]), and some effort has been made in the past to mine them, but the efforts have generally not been cost effective. The most notable limonite mining effort was at the Orchard Mine near Ellsinore. This mine operated for a ten-year period between 1902 and 1912, and for a time Carter County ranked 16th in the State of Missouri in iron ore production.<ref name="Gene Oakley 2007, pg 1"/> The principle [[geologic formation]]s in Carter County, ranked in order of surface exposure, are: *[[Roubidoux Formation|Roubidoux]] (52%), Ordovician *[[Gasconade Formation|Gasconade]] (40%), Ordovician *[[Eminence Formation|Eminence]] and [[Potosi Formation|Potosi]] (7%), Cambrian *[[St. Francois Mountains]] [[Volcanic]] Supergroup (0.5%), Precambrian *[[Smithville Formation|Smithville]], [[Powell Formation|Powell]], [[Cotter Formation|Cotter]] and [[Jefferson City Formation|Jefferson City]] dolomites (0.3%), Ordovician *St Francois Mt. [[Intrusive rock|Intrusive]] Suite (0.1%), Precambrian<ref>http://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/fips-unit.php?code=f29035|USGS{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data</ref><ref>http://www.ofrpc.org/documents/CARTERCOUNTYFINISHED.pdf|Carter{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} County Missouri, Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan, 2004</ref> ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Reynolds County, Missouri|Reynolds County]] (north) *[[Wayne County, Missouri|Wayne County]] (northeast) *[[Butler County, Missouri|Butler County]] (southeast) *[[Ripley County, Missouri|Ripley County]] (south) *[[Oregon County, Missouri|Oregon County]] (southwest) *[[Shannon County, Missouri|Shannon County]] (west) ===Major highways=== *[[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 60 (Missouri)|U.S. Route 60]] Built mid-1920s. Formerly known as the Cross-State Highway, later as Route 16. *[[Image:MO-21.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 21|Route 21]] Built early 1930s. Formerly known as the Jefferson Highway.<ref>West Carter County Genealogical Society, "History & Families of Carter County Missouri" (2006) Pages 8,10"</ref> *[[Image:MO-34.svg|20px]] [[Missouri Route 34|Route 34]] ===National protected areas=== * [[Mark Twain National Forest]] (part) * [[Ozark National Scenic Riverways]] (part)
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