^ KS 2. Cheyenne Bottoms. Acreage: 19,790. 



CO 



Z Location: Barton County; Ellinwood NW and Ellinwood NE quadrangles; 9 



S miles NE of Great Bend; reached via U.S. 281. 



Description: Large flat oasis with saline soils, often flooded in the past. Now 

 much of it has been diked to control water level and maintain conditions favora- 

 ble for waterfowl. Around the edge of the area are sites with characteristic salt 

 flat vegetation. In the state-owned area, 12,290 acres are listed as being under 

 water. Great numbers of waterfowl can be observed during migrations. 



Encroachments: Manipulation of water levels. 



Ownership: Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission. 



Data source: Lloyd C. Hulbert, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 

 Manhattan, Kan. 66502; A. W. Kuchler, Department of Geography-Meteorolo- 

 gy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. 66044. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission, 

 Pratt, Kan. 67124. 



