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Hendrickson Marsh - Marshall County
GPS Coordinates:
41.9362129, -93.2398612
Management:
Federal - NPS
Description:
780 acre area- 2/3 upland and grasses and 1/3 marsh and open water lake. ***MUCH of this is in STORY county.
Habitat:
Marshall County areas is mostly marsh and lake. Shorebirds can be good if water is low. Ducks, herons, swallow, and pied-bill grebes.
Directions:
Starting in Rhodes (SW Marshall County) intersection of S52 and E63 travel WEST on E63 ~ 2.6 miles to 740th Ave (may say Arney Ave). This is the county line between Marshall and Story Counties. Turn right (NORTH) onto 740th Ave/Arney Ave. and proceed .4 miles to the parking lot on the left (WEST). Marsh can be viewed on BOTH sides of the road. Keep in mind that the parking lot is in Story county. Everything on the EAST side of the road is Marshall County and everything on the WEST side of the road is Story County
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