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Perry County
=Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area= Perryville, Missouri 63775 Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area webpage Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area brochure Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area map

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Blue Spring Branch CA
Coordinates: 37.8111464, -89.8780668 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area
From Perryville, take US-61 north, then Route V north until the pavement ends, and follow County Road 916 into the area.

This forest area contains a sinkhole resurgence at the base of a 50-foot limestone bluff. Rocks fall into the basin and are tumbled smooth by water that resurfaces up into the resurgence after heavy rain.

Blue Spring Branch CA is a 91-acre area that consists of small open fields and forested tracts that are representative of the Perry County Karst Plains. The Conservation area is dotted with several sinkholes that are an integral part of Perry County's karst resources. The area features Ball Mill Resurgence Natural Area. The resurgence is fed by many sinkholes in the area and flows after heavy rains. This is a very good example of the sinkhole topography that is common in this area of Perry County. The forest is a mature mixed oak-hickory forest that has a good diversity of plants. From Blue Spring Branch Conservation Area webpage

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