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Crawford County
=Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area= Bourbon, Missouri 65441 Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area Website Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area Map Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area Brochure

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Blue Springs Creek CA
Coordinates: 38.117675, -91.1870639 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area
Two and one-half miles south of Bourbon on Route N to Blue Springs Road. This area is mostly forest with grassland and old fields. Facilities/features: gravel boat ramp and two permanent streams (Blue Springs Creek, Meramec River).

This area was acquired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1983. An additional tract was added in 1992, increasing the size of the area to 859 acres. The area was named after Blue Springs Creek, which flows for four miles through the area to its confluence with the Meramec River.

Blue Springs Creek is fed by four springs that arise on nearby private property. The springs provide a flow of between four and seven million gallons of water per day. Blue Springs Creek is managed for rainbow trout and the adjoining property supports a wide variety of game and non-game species. Deer, turkey, and squirrels are abundant.

The area's diverse vegetation includes lowland timber species, such as sycamore, willow and river birch, and upland hardwoods, including black, white, and post oak and hickory.

Current management activities are focused on improving Quail Habitat. From Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area Website

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