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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]
To the northwest are Snake Hill, site of Hudson County Laurel Hill Park, Anderson Marsh, and Harmon Cove. The central part of the area is the Riverbend Wetlands Preserve, one of several wetland preservation and restoration areas under the jurisdiction on the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. [14]
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).
In the bitter fight over development near Cheyenne Bottoms, neighbors are still finding common ground Proposed solar project strains the bonds that unite a rural Kansas community Skip to main content
Part of the "Eastern Lake Ontario Barrier Beach and Wetland Complex" New York Natural Heritage Area. [7] Bog Brook: Putnam: 132 acres (0.53 km 2) Braddock Bay: Monroe: 2,402 acres (9.72 km 2) Canadaway Creek: Chautauqua: 2,080 acres (8.4 km 2) Canoga Marsh: Seneca: 104 acres (0.42 km 2) [8] Protects marshland along the western shore of Cayuga ...
Hiking columnist Susan Anderson likes to visit Beanblossom Bottoms Nature Preserve in winter to see things hidden by summer foliage.
West Meadow's mile-long beach, maritime forest, and 88-acre nearby tidal salt marshes and wetlands along West Meadow Creek have been designated the West Meadow Wetlands Reserve. This wildlife reserve provides a habitat to a number of shore birds and song birds species, inclusive of the endangered piping plover and least terns , as well as ...
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