| Columbia National Wildlife Refuge is on the Pacific Flyway, a major waterfowl migration route, and the many acres of wetlands within the Columbia Basin Project area are used by numerous species. The refuge waters include 145 acres of ponds, 841 acres of lakes, and 17.8 miles of streams. Available species include rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, brown trout, largemouth bass, black crappie, yellow perch, and sunfish. The refuge is a wintering area for an average population of over 100,000 ducks (mostly mallards) and Canada geese. Some mallards, redheads, and cinnamon teal nest on the refuge along with various song, water, marsh, and shore birds, and many hawks and owls.There is 23,000 acres in the famous Channeled Scablands of the Columbia River Basin -- numerous small to medium-sized lakes surrounded by sagebrush and grassy uplands, canyons, and buttes. Recreation in the area includes wildlife observation, study, and photography. Upland game and waterfowl hunting is permitted in the appropriate seasons. |
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