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Colo Wetland WMA

Colo Wetland WMA from directly overhead

Colo Wetland WMA is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 331 m. The nearest named place is Colo Bog, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 0.8 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Iowa DNR - Wildlife

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01124, -93.26918

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • City Park: 2.5 mi
  • Carmody Park: 2.7 mi
  • Kaufman City Park: 5.0 mi
  • Brookside Park: 5.0 mi
  • Heart of Iowa Nature Trail: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 44
Gardens: 22
  • Kiwanis Butterfly Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Community Gardens: 18.3 mi
  • Penkhus Campanile Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Jones Rose Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Trial Garden: 18.9 mi
Museums: 12
Attractions: 6
  • Ducks: 14.3 mi
  • Turkey Pen: 14.3 mi
  • Chickens: 14.3 mi
  • Goat Pen: 14.3 mi
  • Elwood the Gnome: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hertz Family Falls: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:3820:1120:53
September equinox07:0118:3519:12
December solstice07:3916:0016:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182335486070737163513724
Precip in0.91.22.03.54.85.84.34.23.42.72.01.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Colo, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/78137213

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