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UT 4. Howard Slough. Acreage: 3000. 5 



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 Location: Davis County; Ogden Bay and Antelope Island North quadrangles; ^ 



the entrance 2.5 miles SW of Hooper; reached via Rt. 7100 West in Hooper. 



Description: Howard Slough is water fed by surplus irrigation water. The 

 managed unit is situated right next to Great Salt Lake. At times of heavy winds 

 Great Salt Lake is pushed by the wind into the outlying marsh, thus setting back 

 the ecological succession. 



References: Nelson, N. F. 1966. Waterfowl hunting in Utah, Utah State Dept. 

 Fish Game Publ. No. 66-10. 



Encroachments: Under management. 



Ownership: Howard Slough Wildlife Management Area, Utah Department of 

 Fish and Game. 



Data source: Timothy H. Provan, Ogden Bay, Hooper, Utah 84315. 



Other knowledgeable persons: Noland Nelson, Ogden Bay, Hooper, Utah 

 84315; John Nagel, Utah Department of Fish and Game, 1596 West North 

 Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 841 16. 



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