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I A 4. Forney's Lake. Acreage: 1071. 



Location: Fremont County; McPaul 7.5' Quadrangle; about 2.5 miles NW of 

 Thurman; reached via county highway. 



Description: Forney's Lake is an old Missouri River oxbow lake where Blue and 

 Snow Geese have been stopping over on their spring and fall migrations for 

 many decades. This was probably an important goose concentration area when 

 man first came to Iowa. It is a very important area for hunting and for observing 

 the spring migration of Blue and Snow Geese. 



Ownership: State Conservation Commission, 300 4th St., Des Moines, la. 

 50308. 



Data source: Richard Bishop, State Fish Hatchery, Clear Lake, la. 50428. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Tom Berkley, Panora, la. 50216; Lester Lamke, 

 Rt. 2, Bedford, la. 50833. 



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