Camas National Wildlife Refuge

Camas National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Camas National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Camas National Wildlife Refuge
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LocationJefferson County, Idaho, United States
Nearest cityHamer, Idaho
Coordinates43°57′05″N 112°14′57″W / 43.95129°N 112.24914°W / 43.95129; -112.24914[1]
Area10,578 acres (42.81 km2)
Established1937
Governing bodyU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteCamas National Wildlife Refuge

About half of the Camas National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Idaho consists of lakes, ponds, and marshlands; the remainder is grass sagebrush uplands, meadows, and farm fields. Camas Creek flows through the length of the refuge.

Mammal species that inhabit this refuge are coyote, pronghorn, moose, elk, porcupine, white-tailed deer, cottontail rabbit, muskrat, and weasel.

Water management is a critical component of Camas Refuge operations. An extensive system of canals, dikes, wells, ponds, and water-control structures is used to manipulate water for the benefit of wildlife, with an emphasis on nesting waterfowl. Haying and prescribed fire are used to manipulate vegetation in some fields, and small grain crops are grown to provide supplemental feed for geese and cranes and to keep them from damaging private croplands.

  1. ^ "Camas National Wildlife Refuge". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.