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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.
 No developed trails.
Click the icon to find a birding list for Pottawatomie County.
Click the icon to locate nearby Geocaches
For more Wildlife Watching sites in the Flint Hills, click
here
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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.
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Ownership:
The entity responsible for management of Pottawatomie
#1 is the Kansas
Department of Wildlife and Parks. Contact them at (785) 273-6740
if you have specific questions about the use or management of this site.
You may download the KDWP brochure on Pottawatomie #1 from
their web site.
190 acres
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Click here for a brochure! |
©2007
Kansas Nature-Based Tourism Alliance
Re-publication of site content in any form other than for personal use
requires written permission.
This web site is underwritten by the Kansas
Department of Wildlife and Parks through the Chickadee Checkoff Program. If you are
a Kansas resident, please assist with this and other wildlife viewing and conservation
programs by contributing to the Chickadee Checkoff on your state tax form. |
Questions or comments about Natural Kansas may be directed to Jim Mason
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