Wetlands

Increasing wetlands on Rathbun Project has been a goal of local managers since Rathbun Lake reached its multipurpose pool in 1970. The original river bottom wetlands had been lost to Rathbun's lake bed and flood control operations.

The Goodwater, Hickory Hollow, and Woodpecker Marshes (approx. 160 acres) were constructed in the late 1970's thru the mid 1980's to supplement the existing Colyn and Brown's Slough wetlands(approx. 300 acres). The Coffey Marsh (approx. 230 acres) was completed in the Fall 1996. The S56 Marsh (200 acres) was completed in 2004, and Greenville Marsh (90 acres) was completed in 2005.

Plans are currently underway for two additional marshes, one west of Highway S56 and one east of Highway J5T.