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Pottawatomie State Fishing
Lake #1
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K-99 highway traverses the dam for the lake.
- Photos by Jim Mason
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Pottawatomie State Fishing Lake No.1, surrounded by bluestem prairie
and bordered by woodlands, has a variety of wildlife. |
| In summer, great blue herons can be seen feeding in the shallows.
Early spring and fall will bring migrating waterfowl, including buffleheads, common
goldeneyes, and green-winged and blue-winged teal. |
Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus) mingles with the cattails on the shoreline.
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Look along the stream at the north end for beaver dams and feeding
signs. Be alert for white-tailed deer and raccoons. In the woodlands watch for great
horned and eastern screech-owls. Warblers, flycatchers, and vireos are present during
migrations. Along the edge between woodland and grassland are northern cardinals, blue
jays, northern flickers, and downy woodpeckers. Local raptors include northern harriers,
red-tailed hawks, and American kestrels.
 | Handicapped-accessible restroom, Picnic tables, Boat ramp. |
 Primitive camping only.
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 No developed trails.
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Directions:
From Westmoreland (20 miles NE of Manhattan) take K-99 5 miles north. Each of
the three entries off the highway has limited visibility, so exercise care when entering
or leaving the park.
For a Google Map of this
site,
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Ownership:
The entity responsible for management of Pottawatomie
#1 is the Kansas
Department of Wildlife, Parks &
Tourism. Contact them at (785) 273-6740
if you have specific questions about the use or management of this site.
You may download the KDWPT brochure on Pottawatomie #1 from
their web site.
190 acres
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Funded by the
Chickadee Checkoff Program
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