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Name Image Date Location County Ownership Description Haskell-Baker Wetlands: 1969: Douglas: Private An example of undisturbed wetland prairie. Baldwin Woods
These structures are important in controlling the vast deposits of petroleum and natural gas in the state. The Central Kansas Uplift is a broad arch in the rocks of west-central Kansas. The rock units within this arch have been major oil producers. The Anadarko Basin of southwest Kansas contains significant natural gas. The Sedgwick Basin, the ...
Tuttle Creek Dam and Lake Wilson Dam and Lake Birds on one of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge's salt marshes. Lake Inman is the largest natural lake in Kansas.. The shorelines of Kansas Lakes are mostly in government ownership and open to the public for hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking.
The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) is a research and service division of the University of Kansas, charged by statute [1] with studying and providing information on the geologic resources of Kansas. The KGS has no regulatory authority and does not take positions on natural resource issues.
Kansas — the Cheyenne Bottoms, the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge near the town of Stafford, the Red Hills, and the Smoky Hills areas; These protected areas consist of patches of intact native grassland amid cultivated rangeland, and most of the remaining natural habitats of the Great Plains are unprotected.
Natural history of Kansas (7 C, 11 P) P. Protected areas of Kansas (13 C, 2 P) S. Superfund sites in Kansas (2 P) W. Water in Kansas (5 C) Pages in category ...
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin) To the stars through ...