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Most areas are owned by the department; some are leased by the department; some areas are managed under contract by the department; and some areas are leased to other entities for management. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The department has divided the counties of the state into eight administrative regions for the purpose of managing these lands and providing ...
This area has 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of mostly forested bluffs above the Missouri River and 780 acres (3.2 km 2) of Missouri River floodplain. This area also has stream frontage along the Missouri and Nodaway Rivers. 1,624 acres 657 ha: Holt
Cooley Lake Conservation Area: This 1,348-acre (5.46 km 2) area includes an ancient oxbow lake (Cooley Lake), which was once the main channel of the Missouri River, and also wetlands, croplands, and a forested bluff. The area also has access to the Missouri River. Facilities/features: Disabled acce : 1,337 acres 541 ha: Clay
The biggest confluence of streams is at Chillicothe, where the Thompson River and Shoal, Medicine, and Locust creeks merge with the river. The Grand River Basin has more than 1,000 third order or higher streams. Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge is on the Yellow Creek tributary at Sumner, Missouri. No dams have been built on the river.
Grand Bluffs Conservation Area: This area is mostly forest and also contains savanna, prairie and glades. Facilities/features: Grand Bluffs Scenic Overlook Trail (2 miles) leads users through maple/oak forest, prairie and an old, small orchard where pear trees still bear in the fall to : 218 acres 88 ha: Montgomery
Boston Ferry Conservation Area: Near Lake Taneycomo, this area is mostly forest with some prairie. 172 acres 70 ha: Taney: Brush Creek Conservation Area: This is a forest area with a permanent stream (Brush Creek).
Conservation Area Description Size County Location Anderson (Edward) Conservation Area: This is a forested area in the Mississippi River Hills that offers some of the more rugged terrain in Northeast Missouri. The area is located on the Little Dixie National Scenic By-way, Highway 79 and offers excellent fall color in October. 1,067 acres 432 ha
Hickory Woods Conservation Area: This is a forest area. 10 acres 4.0 ha: St. Louis: Howell Island Conservation Area: This island area is mostly forest surrounded by the Missouri River and Centaur Chute. 2,707 acres