Nature reserve · Iowa

Iowa River Corridor WMA - Otter Creek Marsh

Iowa River Corridor WMA - Otter Creek Marsh from directly overhead

Iowa River Corridor WMA - Otter Creek Marsh is a nature reserve in Iowa, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. The nearest named place is Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 109 named places lie within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Access: Yes

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.94092, -92.43729

1.1 mi off the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway, National
2.6 mi off the Iowa Valley Scenic Byway
79.5 mi off the Great River Road, National

Around it

109 named places within 25 miles

Parks56

Duffus Landing: 1.4 mi
Long Point Landing: 2.1 mi
Roadside Park: 6.6 mi
Appleton Park: 7.1 mi
Mannatts Landing: 7.3 mi

Nature reserves48

Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
Iowa River Corridor WMA - Otter Creek Marsh: 1.7 mi
Iowa River Natural Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
Iowa River Corridor Wildlife Management Area: 2.8 mi

Museums5

Tama County Historical Museum: 8.2 mi
Belle Plaine Area Museum: 8.9 mi
Grinnell Historical Museum: 20.0 mi
Heritage Park Museum: 20.8 mi
Iowa County Historical Society: 21.7 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:14	18:45	19:22
June solstice	05:35	20:07	20:49
September equinox	06:58	18:32	19:09
December solstice	07:35	15:57	16:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	19	24	36	49	60	70	73	71	64	51	37	25
Precip in	1.1	1.3	2.0	3.7	4.4	5.2	4.1	4.1	3.6	2.9	2.1	1.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Belle Plaine, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/912463126

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