Nature reserve · Minnesota

Flinks Slough Wildlife Management Area

Flinks Slough Wildlife Management Area from directly overhead

Flinks Slough Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 320 m. The nearest named place is Stoney Run Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Getting there

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Coordinates44.80999, -95.85885

10.6 mi off the Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway, National
16.5 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Stoney Run Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
Church Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Stoney Run Wildlife Management Area: 1.9 mi
Siyo Waste Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
Stokke Wildlife Management Area: 4.5 mi

Parks16

Oraas Park: 8.8 mi
Chinhinta Park: 11.4 mi
J Harley Smith Park: 11.4 mi
Wegdahl County Park: 11.7 mi
Larson Park: 11.8 mi

Museums8

Swensson Farm Museum: 13.9 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 14.2 mi
Minnesota's Machinery Museum: 14.2 mi
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum: 15.3 mi
Yellow Medicine County Historical Society and Museum: 15.3 mi

Attractions3

Boyd House: 3.5 mi
Gnome Park: 12.6 mi
Minnesota Machinery Museum: 14.3 mi

Historic sites1

Barckes Corner: 20.6 mi

Gardens1

Garden Courtyard: 25.0 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:27	18:57	19:36
June solstice	05:38	20:29	21:14
September equinox	07:11	18:44	19:23
December solstice	07:59	15:57	16:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	12	16	29	44	57	67	71	69	61	47	31	18
Precip in	0.7	0.8	1.9	2.5	3.7	4.4	3.8	4.0	3.0	2.5	1.6	0.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montevideo 1SW, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/31657315

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