As an easement refuge the Service has no control of the upland. Only water rights, water management and facilities maintenance rights are covered by the easement on the 110 acre wetland. The impoundment is the only permanent water for many miles and provides nesting habitat for waterfowl, and a water source for migrating birds and resident wildlife. Pumping for irrigation from the impoundment is allowed when surplus water is available. The only rights the Service has an the refuge are water rights and water management.
All access is controlled by the landowners and is usually closed to public access.
No active management occurs on the refuge, resource values are maintained by natural processes. The refuge is monitored to ensure that these values have not been compromised. Inc. All Rights Reserved.