- Source: Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in Randall County in the Texas Panhandle. Its shortgrass prairies spill into marshes, woodlands, riparian habitat, croplands, and water-carved canyon walls that together form 7,664 acres (31.02 km2) of homes for migratory and year-round wildlife. The area forms a habitat for black-tailed prairie dogs and burrowing owls, among many other species. Some 175 acres (0.71 km2) of the refuge carries the designation of National Natural Landmark.
Buffalo Lake NWR lies within a canyon carved by Tierra Blanca Creek, an ephemeral stream that stretches across northern portions of the Llano Estacado. The discharge of this stream is highly variable, and it is not unusual for the creek to dry out completely. At the same time, as the sole creek bed within a large drainage basin in a region prone to frequent and intense thunderstorms, it often suffers the destructive effects of flash floods. A large flood control structure, called Umbarger Dam, was constructed to impound the waters of Tierra Blanca Creek and form Buffalo Lake within the boundaries of the wildlife refuge. The ponded waters of this shallow lake can provide key roosting habitat for migrating birds.
See also
Grulla National Wildlife Refuge
Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
Rita Blanca National Grassland
Palo Duro Canyon
Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway
McKittrick Canyon
References
External links
Media related to Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
Public domain photos of West Texas and Llano Estacado
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- List of National Wildlife Refuges
- Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
- Buffalo Lake
- Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (North Dakota)
- Grulla National Wildlife Refuge
- Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
- Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge
- Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
No More Posts Available.
No more pages to load.
