Springwater Wildlife Management Area
Springwater Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 469 m. Eagle Rock stands 527 m to the east, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum, a museum 6.2 miles away. Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Highway 75- King of Trails Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Tower · 10 mi
- Inkpaduta Campsite · 23 mi
- Exhibit Quarry · 23 mi
- Lake Haiwatha · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawkinson Park: 8.5 mi
- Kolbert Park: 8.5 mi
- Tonto Park: 8.6 mi
- Hawkinson Park: 8.6 mi
- The Lake Park: 8.6 mi
- Two Eagles: 19.0 mi
- 1 > 7: 19.0 mi
- I Tell You What: 19.0 mi
- Farmer: 19.0 mi
- Children's Art Wall: 19.0 mi
- Little Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
- Bartles Northern Tallgrass Prairie Refuge: 7.4 mi
- Russ Blanford Wildlife Management Area: 10.1 mi
- Blue Mounds State Park: 10.1 mi
- Rock River Wildlife Management Area: 10.5 mi
- Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum: 6.2 mi
- Hinkly House Museum: 9.0 mi
- Manitou: 9.1 mi
- Rock County Historical Society and Museum: 9.3 mi
- Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum & East Sioux Falls Historic Site: 15.6 mi
- Minnesota Welcomes You: 6.6 mi
- Luverne Bell: 8.8 mi
- Flags: 8.9 mi
- The Buffalo: 9.2 mi
- WWII Memorial: 9.2 mi
- Touch the Sky Prairie High Point: 7.0 mi
- Eagle Rock: 9.6 mi
- The Mound: 9.7 mi
- Jasper Peak: 9.9 mi
- Mount Bigsiouxvius: 13.1 mi
- King & Queen Rock: 6.8 mi
- W. H. Lyon Fairgrounds (Sioux Empire Fair): 21.4 mi
- Corn Maze: 23.3 mi
- Middle Sioux Falls: 19.1 mi
- Upper Sioux Falls: 19.1 mi
- Winnewissa Falls: 22.9 mi
- Rooftop Garden: 19.5 mi
- Indoor Gardens: 19.5 mi
- Sunken Garden: 20.0 mi
- The Palisades: 6.7 mi
- Dells of the Sioux River: 18.4 mi
- Swim Beach: 14.5 mi
- Lake Alvin Beach: 20.3 mi
- Corn Feeding Area: 15.9 mi
- Family Park: 23.8 mi
- Ardian Rest Area - I90 EB: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Springwater Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Rock | E 87° | 527 m | 9.6 mi |
| Jasper Peak | N 2° | 523.3 m | 9.9 mi |
| Touch the Sky Prairie High Point | NE 56° | 518 m | 7.0 mi |
| Orphanage Hill | WNW 301° | 484 m | 19.3 mi |
| Egan Mounds | NNW 330° | 484 m | 23.0 mi |
| Trent Mounds | NW 315° | 455 m | 18.8 mi |
| Mount Bigsiouxvius | WSW 238° | 432 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:00 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:28 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:13 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:05 | 16:52 |
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 | 15 | 20 | 32 | 45 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 33 | 20 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sioux Falls 14 NNE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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