Horton Bottoms
A wet prairie, wet savanna, freshwater marsh, bottomland forest and headwaters stream of the Osage Plains Natural Division. This area as a whole is the premier natural floodplain ecosystem in this natural division. Characteristic plants include cordgrass, bulrush, buttonbush, sedges and smartweeds. Bald eagles use the area in winter. A heron rookery with more than 100 nests is located along the Little Osage.
Freshwater Marsh at Horton Bottoms Natural Area
Access Information:
Access by boat only from Little Osage or Marmaton Rivers. GPS confluence of the the Little Osage and Marmaton Rivers.
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