Harlow "Island" Division
Harlow Island Division is located in Jefferson County, Missouri, between River Mile 140.5 and 144. The closest town is Crystal City, Missouri, 6 miles to the north.
The Service purchased this 1,225-acre tract in 1996. Nearly 800 acres had been cropland protected by a private levee that was breached during the 1993 flood. Following Service acquisition, the levee breaks were not repaired, which allows the Mississippi River into the floodplain during high water events. The former cropland has been allowed to naturally revegetate to forest and is now comprised of young silver maple, cottonwood and willow saplings. The remaining acreage is primarily bottomland forest with a small remnant side channel and a mile-long slough.
Harlow Island is closed to all migratory bird hunting. Archery deer and upland game hunting is permitted in accordance with state regulations. Access to the unit is limited since private land must be crossed to get to the north part of the unit. The southern part of the unit can be accessed from the adjacent Missouri Department of Conservation's Truman boat ramp site.
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