Water


  • Several cows graze in an open field, contained within a smaller area by fencing.

    Paying it Forward

    Missouri’s Soil and Water Conservation Program provides cost-share funding for practices that assist landowners in all of Missouri’s 114 counties…

  • People in a flat open boat with low sides float next to a line of floating containment bouys on a large lake next to a wooded area.

    MoDNR Matters

    The Missouri Department of Natural Resources manages Missouri’s natural resources to ensure long-term sustainability while providing invaluable benefits to Missouri’s…

  • Two people sit at a table with various papers and maps, discussing a piece of paper being held by one of them.

    Engineering a Better Future

    Engineers, professionals who are tasked with understanding and applying those concepts, bring a valuable skillset to the work the Missouri…

  • A collage of photographs. In the middle of the collage is a logo that says "MoDNR Photo Contest"

    The 2025 MoDNR Photo Contest

    This year marked the twelfth year of the MoDNR Photo Contest and the 410 entries we received didn’t disappoint. The…

  • View of a Dam with flowing water.

    Big Wheel Keeps on Turnin’

    Missouri is blessed with abundant water resources, but how do its various hydropower facilities cope when impacted by significant drought…

  • Photo of people in a boat placing containment booms into a river.

    Hazard Heroes

    The Environmental Emergency Response team is the department’s front line of defense against the impacts of hazardous substance releases, natural…

  • Mud dried and cracked.

    Reinventing Resilience

    Missouri’s weather over the past three years has been just as arid as stretches of the Dust Bowl of the…

  • Photo of a small waterfall in a stream.

    Teaming the Streams

    Missouri has over 100,000 miles of streams. From a distance, monitoring all that water would seem like an extreme challenge.…

  • A collage of photographs. In the middle of the collage is a logo that says "MoDNR Photo Contest"

    The 2024 MoDNR Photo Contest

    The department asked amateur photographers to capture the beauty found in Missouri and selected first, second and third places, as…

  • An old house surrounded by a fence, framed by trees and brush on the left and right.

    Investing for the future

    Missouri’s state parks offer a temporary escape from the hustle and bustle of cities, as well as a chance to…

Graphic: MoDNR photo contest logo and text that says, "enter starting April 1." The graphic links to a webpage with details about the contest.