Kirksville, Missouri

===Utilities===
[[Image:ThousandHillsMarina1.jpg|thumb|right|Boaters enjoying the new Thousand Hills State Park Marina, mid-1950s.]]
Kirksville is served by two [[drainage basin|watershed]]s. Hazel Creek Lake (530&nbsp;acres), formed in 1982, was first used as a water source the next year. The larger water source, Forrest Lake (640&nbsp;acres), was formed by the city in the 1950s when a [[dam]] was constructed across Big Creek. Forrest Lake anchors the [[Thousand Hills State Park]], located just west of the city and is named in honor of former Missouri Governor [[Forrest Smith]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.truman.edu/scpublications/Chariton%20Collector/Fall%201983/We%20Would%20Just%20Like%20to%20Say%20Thank%20You.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913124605/http://library.truman.edu/scpublications/Chariton%20Collector/Fall%201983/We%20Would%20Just%20Like%20to%20Say%20Thank%20You.pdf |archive-date=2006-09-13 |url-status=live |title=We Would Just Like to Say Thank You |access-date=25 January 2013}}</ref><ref>"A Book of Adair County History." Published by the Kirksville-Adair County Bicentennial Committee, 1976.</ref>

Kirksville trash pick-up is currently conducted through the Advanced Disposal of [[Macon, MO]]. The company also picks up recycling and yard waste for the city. Most residents receive electrical service from [[AmerenUE]], although a portion of the city receives it from Tri-County Electric, an R.E.C. co-op. [[Liberty Utilities]] is the [[natural gas]] supplier for the Kirksville area.