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  2. Cheyenne Bottoms - Wikipedia

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    The wetland's primary outflow is an outlet canal to Little Cheyenne Creek to the southeast. [11] Little Cheyenne Creek empties into Cow Creek, a tributary of the Arkansas River. [3] [11] Cheyenne Bottoms lies entirely within Barton County. [11] The entire wetland occupies a natural land sink spanning 41,000 acres or 64 square miles (170 km 2). [4]

  3. Quivira National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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    Twenty-one miles (34 km) of canals have been constructed to create additional marshland. The Refuge has 34 wetlands from 10 to 1,500 acres (6.1 km 2) in size totaling 7,000 acres (28 km 2). [5] The wetlands have high salt levels. Quivira also has about 13,000 acres (53 km 2) of sand dunes covered with prairie grasses.

  4. List of Ramsar sites in the United States - Wikipedia

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    This list of Ramsar sites in the United States are those wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the Ramsar Convention treaty. The United States as of 2020, has 41 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares (7,276.29 sq mi; 18,845.51 km 2).

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  7. List of Missouri conservation areas – Kansas City region

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    Gorman (The Anita B) Conservation Discovery Center: Just a 10-minute walk from the Plaza shopping area, the Discovery Center is a unique, hands-on, urban conservation education center located on 8 acres (32,000 m 2) in the heart of Kansas City. Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. 10 acres 4.0 ha

  8. Category:Wetlands of Kansas - Wikipedia

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  9. McPherson Valley Wetlands - Wikipedia

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    Before being drained, the McPherson Valley Wetlands were comparable in importance to Cheyenne Bottoms, 60 miles west, for migrating waterfowl. More than 200 species of birds have been recorded in the wetlands, including white-faced ibis, snowy plover, peregrine falcons, and many species of ducks. [3]