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Study Information
The Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is a natural wetlands area located in the
Rattlesnake Creek Basin in south-central Kansas. The area provides food,
water, cover, and protection for many species of birds, wildlife, and fish. Water
supply to the refuge includes diversions from Rattlesnake Creek into Little Salt
Marsh in the southern part of the refuge and from there the water enters a
series of ponds and canals throughout the refuge before it re-enters
Rattlesnake Creek in the north.
The real-time water quality of Rattlesnake Creek is being monitored by the U.S.
Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kansas
Groundwater Managment District No. 5. The real-time water-quality information will
allow resource managers to protect wildlife at the refuge by reacting quickly to
significant changes in water quality.
