MO-Eagle+Bluffs+Conservation+Area


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Boone County
=Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area= Star School Road Columbia, Missouri 65203 Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area Website Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area Map Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area Brochure

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Tips for birding Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (3,656 acres). Situated in the Missouri River floodplain, Eagle Bluffs is a unique wetland because it receives part of its water supply from a city water treatment facility. Herons, egrets and shorebirds can be abundant during September. From I-70 in Columbia, travel south on MO-163 (Providence Road) 5 miles to County Road K, then west 5 miles past McBaine. From Missouri Department of Conservation "Best Missouri Birding Areas"

Eagle Bluffs CA
Coordinates: 38.8636, -92.4504 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Eagle Bluffs CA--Buck and Katy Pools
Coordinates: 38.884352, -92.4477196 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Eagle Bluffs CA--Headquarters Building
Coordinates: 38.8856214, -92.4392974 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Eagle Bluffs CA--Missouri River Access
Coordinates: 38.85809, -92.4537277 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

Tips on birding Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area
This area is one of the most heavily birded locations in Missouri.

About Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area
Depending on weather and local conditions, this location can be absolutely fantastic or rather mundane. The best shorebird habitat in Spring/Fall is often along the Distribution Channel or Pools 14/15. Most of the area is closed from October 15-January 31 each year as a waterfowl refuge/for waterfowl hunting. During the closure period part of the refuge is open between 1pm and 3pm daily.

(From Columbia) Go south on Providence Road (Route K) past the village of McBaine. Continue across Perche Creek and turn left on Star School Road.

This area, which borders Katy Trail State Park, contains cropland, forest, wetlands, and smaller tracts of savanna and glades. Facilities/features: viewing blind, waterfowl blind, and two permanent streams (Missouri River, Perche Creek).

Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area is in Boone County at the southwest edge of Columbia, near McBaine.

The Missouri River and Perche Creek provide over 10 miles of stream frontage on Eagle Bluffs. Through the years, the Missouri River has changed its course many times. The town of Providence, across Perche Creek from Eagle Bluffs, was once on the bank of the Missouri, before the river changed its course in the late 1800's. Providence is now almost a mile north of the river. The Missouri once flowed through what is now Eagle Bluffs and sunk the steamship "Plowboy," which is now believed to be buried under sand and silt on the area.

The Conservation Department purchased and developed this 4,431-acre area to help offset the loss of nearly 90 percent of Missouri's historical wetlands. The area's wetlands have been restored by creating 17 shallow pools. The wetland management infrastructure includes 30 miles of levees, 61 water control structures, river water supply pumps, a water supply junction box, pump-out facilities, and a pipeline linking the area to the City of Columbia's wastewater treatment wetlands. The City of Columbia and the Department of Conservation entered into a cooperative agreement that allows the Department to use treated wastewater from the city as a primary water source for the wetlands. The city's "recycled" wastewater provides a near constant source of water, but river pumps can supplement the water supply when the area's needs exceed the flow from the city.

The area's 17 wetland pools allow the flooding of 1,100 acres of moist soil marshes, emergent marshes, and crop fields. These marshes provide year-round habitat for migrating and wintering birds and permanent wildlife and excellent wildlife viewing and hunting opportunities.

In the fall, the area's beauty is enhanced by colorful foliage along the bordering limestone bluffs.

The KATY Trail State Park passes through a portion of the area and adds to the public's use and enjoyment of Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area. The parking lot located on Warren School Road provides walking access to the area's scenic overlook. From Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area Website



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