MO-Montrose+Conservation+Area


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Henry County
=Montrose Conservation Area= Clinton, Missouri 64735 Montrose Conservation Area Website Montrose Conservation Area Map Montrose Conservation Area Brochure

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Montrose CA
Coordinates: 38.3047484, -93.9582531 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Montrose Conservation Area
Twelve miles west of Clinton on MO-18, then four miles south on Route RA. This is a predominantly wetlands area with forest, some old fields and a small prairie. Facilities/features: boat ramp, primitive camping, 14 waterfowl blinds, and several wade and shoot opportunities, Montrose Lake (1,600 acres).

In the early 1950's, a utility company bought nearly 4,000 acres of land along Deepwater Creek in Henry County as a site for a coal fired electrical generating plant and created a 1,600 acre lake to provide the water necessary to cool the plant. In 1957, the company leased land to the Missouri Department of Conservation for public use. A new lease was given to the Missouri Department of Conservation in August of 2007. The current lease totals 2750 acres and will continue to be managed for public use.

Montrose Lake, with its flow of warm water from the generating plant, offers good fishing especially for catfish. Over the years, it has also become a favorite of waterfowl and spectacular concentrations of ducks and geese visit the area each winter. From Montrose Conservation Area Website

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