Pike
Region
FIPS code
163
Oval Lake
Points of Interest:
- Catch glimpses of migrating waterfowl and sora rails in the spring.
- Listen to a variety of amphibians calling at dusk in spring and summer.
Natural Features Description:
Oval Lake was originally carved out by the Mississippi River when the river was free to meander across its floodplain This seasonally flooded floodplain lake was noted on the original land survey records for this area from 1816 River bulrush, American lotus, rose mallow and water hemlock have been noted to occur here during wet years The wetland provide