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Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge of the United States located in Kansas. It was established in 1954 for the conservation and management of wildlife resources, particularly migratory birds. The Kirwin Dam was built in the early 1950s near Kirwin, Kansas, and the reservoir created in the process provides water to the ...
Tuttle Creek Dam and Lake Wilson Dam and Lake Birds on one of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge's salt marshes. Lake Inman is the largest natural lake in Kansas.. The shorelines of Kansas Lakes are mostly in government ownership and open to the public for hunting, fishing, camping, and hiking.
In 1978, the Forestry part was dropped from the name. The agency became known as the Kansas Fish and Game Commission. [5] Finally in 1987, Governor Mike Hayden signed an executive order merging the State Park and Resources Authority and the Kansas Fish and Game Commission to form the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. [4]
The wild turkey population has declined in Kansas, prompting the cancellation of the fall hunting season, leaving any hunters who wanted a wild turkey for their Thanksgiving feast to look elsewhere.
Kirwin Reservoir is a reservoir in Phillips County, Kansas, United States. [4] It is located next to the city of Kirwin in northern Kansas. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation built it and continues to operate it for the purposes of flood control and area irrigation. The Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge lies on its shores. [5]
Southeast of Phillipsburg, Kansas, the river joins its tributary Bow Creek to feed Kirwin Reservoir. From the reservoir's dam, the river flows east, then turns southeast near Gaylord, Kansas . Immediately south of Cawker City in northwestern Mitchell County , the North Fork joins the South Fork Solomon River to feed Waconda Lake .
Kirwin was founded in 1869. It was named for Col. John Kirwin, who commanded a stockade at the town site. [5] [6] Kirwin was incorporated as a city in 1880. [7] Kirwin was located on the Missouri Pacific Railroad. [8]
Township 3 was formed from Rooks County townships Farmington and Stockton [4] in 1971, pursuant to Kansas Statute 80-1110. [5] That statute allowed for the dissolution of townships, while assigning those territories to contiguous townships. [6] Bow Creek flows through Township 3, then on to Kirwin Reservoir in Phillips County.