SLADE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE EASEMENT DISTRICT NO* X REPORT FOR JUNE, JULY AND AUGUST^ 1948

V HUTCHINSON LAKEt ' This arsa was risited em September 9th, by Mr* Lawsom. Beth

lakes were full aad the spriag idiioh feeds the small morth lake was flowimg. Ome brood ef Ruddy ducks was ebserred em the morth lake, but the large umit was well pepulated with ducks* There were am estimated 800 dueks em the marsh* The merth lake had a good oorerimg ef hard stensed bulrush amd the south lake was oorered with eerd grass with opemimgs* The duoks were im the opem water* The area aroumd the lake was mot too badly erer grazed* Seme sigms were replaced*

/FLORENCE LAKEs Pleremoe lake was risited September 9th, by Mr* Lawsom* The

lake was full ef water amd higher tham it has beem for years* The shore lime was oorered with marsh grass amd hard stemmed bulrush* The morth end had patches of hardstem bulrush* The south emd of the lake was opem* Am estimated 880 eeots amd a few duoks were em this opem part ef the lake* The area aroumd the lake had good eorer amd was not erer grazed* Some sigms were replaced aad the posts straightemed where they had beem beat erer by lirestoek*

/MORAINE LAKEt ' The lake was risited om September 9th, by Mr* Laws on* It was

about ome foot from the fop of the spillway lerel* The water was full of Algar, but mo erideaoe ef botulism was found* There were omly about 30 duoks using the lake which is rery small* The area aroumd the dam was badly erer grazed* The signs were in good condi­tion*

7 7ANKT0NA1 LAKEj^ This refuge ms risited em September 9th, by Mr* Lawsom* The

water lerel ef the lake was ome and eme-half feet from the top ef the spillway* A few rooks had beem placed im the ditch fomed by water flowing through spillway weep hole ̂ o prereat it cutting deeper and draining the lake any lower* The property has ohamged hands and the new owners eomplaimod that the pheasants were be­coming toe numerous and damaging their grain crop* A oheok at a later date could be made to see if there are too many on the refuge and steps taken to hare seme removed and planted in other parts of the state* Signs were in good oonditiom* This area has beem used quite extensively this summer as a recreational area by the public*

J LOST LAKEi •/ The lake was at a high lerel on the last rif^t en September 9th*

The area south of the railroad tracks had goodc1t8 it is not pastured, but the north side was badly over-grazed. There was a large herded cattle on the dam when it was visited* The lake had a good growth ofbuTrush around the margin of the lake* Few duoks were observed on the lake, but as it was late in the day they oould hare been feeding out away from the refuge* The signs were all up, but some of the posts were bent over by livestock*

- CANPIELD LAKE: The lake has more water ia It than It has had for over twenty

years. The duok resting island is covered and only the smartweed growing on it marks the place. It was visited by Mr, Lawson the first week in August and also on September 9th, The lake was posted on the first visit. The south side of the lake has good cover, but the rest has been grased by sheep and no cover is left. About one third of the lake was covered with smartweed and provides good food for ducks. About 500 ducks were counted the first time and about 400 the second time. The sloughs around the refuge in the area were well filled with ducks which may move into the lake after hunting season opens. The lake has been quite extensively used by the public for swimming and pionioing, since it is filled and there is a good gravel beach on the east shore.

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/ s V FLICKERTAIL:

This rsfugs was reooKmezuftsd to be abaadomed* It was risited Sept* 14th by Mr* Laws cm to cheek em Aether the signs had been reaered* The signs were ronored • A small pend la front ef the dam oontalaed about 25 ducks* Coror was poor and the area eTergrased*

^SPRIHGINATEEi '

The dam was full when risited on Sept* 14th* A small stream was running into the overflow funnel* Mrs* Hansen owner of the land on which dam was built aeoompanied me on trip to the dam, and she claims the water is lower this year and believes the funnel has settled* There was no way to determine this without making a survey ef the dam* Cover conditions were excellent, but few ducks were observed* Ten mallards and two widgeons" were on tho lake* It has been used by the public for swimming and some fishing*

y WILDFANG;

This refuge was visited Sept* 14th hy Mr* Lawson* The water level was at spillway level* There was a small flow going through cracks in spillway* Some damage to dam had ocourod this spring but dam seems to be holding and seepage under spillway except for cracks in masonry has evidently ceased as refuge was usually dry by the middle, of the sunaer* Good stands of bulrush and oover in marsh area formed by dam, makes ^ this refuge attractive to wildlife* There were an estimated 200 coot and 50 to 75 duoks, mostly mallards^using the refuge* Area surrounding dam was badly ever grazed. Fences on the dam had been washed out or taken down by landowner*

y LITTLE LAKE i / Little Lake was visited Sept* 14th by Mr* Lawson* The water level

was within two inches of the overflow funnel* There was no water * flowing through the dam* A pit had caved in behind overflow funnel I ' ( ̂ and stopped the flow* It was about ten feet wide and four feet deep* ' ^ Tho creek in the vicinity of the dam was filled with mallards• These may have moved into the area from surrounding sloughs and ponds* The flock numbered approximately 800* A few coot were on the area also* The area is badly overgrased* v

7SUNBURST LAKE:

The water was one foot below the spillway level when visited on Sept* 14th by Mr* Lawson* The dam was in good condition except far expansion carcks in the spillway* No water was seeping through the spillway* The cracks had been closed with concrete, but had re-opened by freezing* Cover conditions at the refuge were good* The fence around the dam was up and in good condition* One small fleck of 25 mallards was using the refuge* The area is used by the public for swimming and fishing* The only fish caught are bullheads*

APPERTx ^

Drore to Apport easement southeast of Haselton on September 16th* The eater in the dam was approximately two feet below the spillway lerel* The oorer in the marsh area is good, but the high ground around the dam was badly orergrazed*

There were an estimated 400 mallards and pintails using this refuge* Also twenty-fire oeots*

The area south of the road in Seo* 10 is not under water at present, but is still wet* The water in the marsh is up to the road on the north side. In order to prerent flooding the land of Mr* Pius Biegler the water in the dam would hare to be kept at the present lerel, which would mean lowering the spillway*

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ROUTING SLIP DIVISION OF WILD LI IE REFUGES DATE: 8-6 194.3

MR• SALTER

MRS. WOODIN

C MR. ELMER

MRS. GARVIN

MR. DUMONT

SECTION OF OPERATIONS:

. Krurma^e

Mr. Gustafson

Miss Baum

Mrs. Kricun

SECTION OF LAND MANAGEMENT:

Man iinii'iiohQw- 4

SECTION OF STRUCTURES;

CHor ^iyxjy

SECTION OF HABITAT HVJPRCVELENT :

Mr. Kubichek

Mr. Smith

^J.r. Q-piffith

CUOL

• Hagon

SECTION OF ERA:

Dr . Bourn-

Mrs. Fishman

STENOGRAPHERS:

Miss ^Jhorley

REMARKS: NORTH DAKOTA EASElfENT DISTRICT 4l NARRATIVE REPORT

JANIIARYyAHBTT. 1943

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LONG LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

EASEMENT DISTRICT NO* I

NARRATIVE REPORT

JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH, AND APRIL, 1943

LITTLE LAKE*

This area was visited on April XT, at which time signs of high water were evident, but there was little if any change in the dam or spillway* Minor repairs were made to the fenoe at the end of the spillway, as out-going ice had apparently pulled the wire loose from the posts* About SO ducks were seen including American Mergansers, Souu^ and Pintails*

FLICKER TAIL

This refuge was first visited on April 10* It was discovered that the rubble masonry spillway had washed out completely in the recent flodd except for a small section of the upstream apron on the west side* The wing wall on the east side was broken loose end partaally undermined, ready to drop into the stream* The dam Itself was in good condition exoept for minor evidence of wave action*

Several small, irregular areas of shallow water above the dam covered possibly an aore or two, but most of the fmrmer water area is now sand or mud flats* /

A few do sen assorted ducks, and a number of Yellow Legs, Sandpipers and Killdeers/ were dabbling in the shallow water or using the mud flats*

The other easement refuges in Easement Die trio t No* 1 were not visited during this period due largely to the roads being general impussable as a result of snow drifts or flood conditions*

August 2, 1943 Refuge Manager (Iltle)*

APPROVED;

REGIONAL DIRECTOR

AUG 5 1943

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