

ID 6. Market Lake. Acreage: 12,000. 



Location: Jefferson County; Market Lake, Deer Parks, Roberts, and Lewisville 

 quadrangles; 2 miles N of Roberts; reached via 1-95. 



Description: This area was once a 12,000-acre marsh that was a rendezvous site 

 for early fur trappers. The railroad drained the marsh to facilitate construction. 

 The Idaho Fish and Game Department has restored approximately 3000 acres of 

 marsh and presently owns over 4000 acres in the area. Existing wet areas now 

 support hardstem and alkali bulrush, muskrats, and redheads. The site attracts 

 up to 200,000 waterfowl each spring. 



References: Market Lake Wildlife Management Area; project budgets and re- 

 ports. 



Encroachments: Railroad and farm drains. Hunting. 



Ownership: Idaho Fish and Game Department, and approximately 10 private 

 owners. 



Data source: E. G. deReus, P.O. Box 25, Boise, Ida. 83707. 



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