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This picture of the Nowitna River in Alaska shows two oxbow lakes – a short one at the bottom of the picture and a longer, more curved one at the middle-right. The picture also shows that a third oxbow lake is probably in the making: the isthmus or bank in the centre of the most prominent meander is very narrow – much narrower than the width of the river; eventually, the two sections of ...
Pages in category "Oxbow lakes of the United States" ... Half Moon Lake (Polk County, Wisconsin) Lake Hallie, Wisconsin; Horseshoe Lake (Alexander County, Illinois)
250 acres, includes logging and conservation museums, native Wisconsin wildlife, an observation tower and an arboretum [18] Marsh Haven Nature Center: Waupun: Dodge: Southern Savanna: 46 acres, located at the north end of Horicon Marsh [19] Maywood: Sheboygan: Sheboygan: Lake Michigan: 135 acre city-owned park with an arboretum, ecology center ...
Most farm area is classed as prime agricultural land. Elevations range from 90 feet (27 m) in the main drainage to 113 feet (34.4 m) in agricultural areas. Yazoo NWR's primary feature is a 4,000+ acre (16 km 2) oxbow lake named Swan Lake
The Ice Age National Scientific Reserve is an affiliated area of the National Park System of the United States comprising nine sites in Wisconsin that preserve geological evidence of glaciation. To protect the scientific and scenic value of the landforms, the U.S. Congress authorized the creation of a cooperative reserve in 1964.
The Beaver Brook Wildlife Area is a 1,968-acre (7.96 km 2) tract of protected land located in Washburn County, Wisconsin, managed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR). [2] The wildlife area is in place to protect trout stream habitats and provide recreation experiences through its many trails.
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The Crex Meadows Wildlife Area consists of marshes, wetlands, brush prairies, and forests. Crex Meadows is located near the village of Grantsburg, Wisconsin , in Burnett County . Its 30,000 acres (120 km 2 ) are home to 270 species of birds and 600 species of plants.