Important Bird Area.
DEAN POOL (#7): Take Hwy. 202 south out of Moulton two miles to 570th on your right, as 202 curves left. Take 570th two miles west to 300th, and go south on 300th two miles to 590th. Follow 590th west a half mile to the pool. TO BUCKSHOT LAKE (#4): Return east to 300th, and north two miles to 570th. Turn west and Buckshot Lake is soon along here, on the south side. TO SEDAN POOL (#2): Continue on 570th, which now turns north and becomes 290th, about 1.5 miles to 555th. This includes two jogs left along the way, the first one fairly quickly, the second one a mile after this, at 296th--which you do NOT take. Soon after this second jog left, again going north, get onto 555th going west (left). Short of a mile west on 555th, take the diagonal southwest road on your left, 285th. Follow this 1.5 miles to the unmarked, cement parking area on your left, at a bend. The pool is seen out at the treeline; it can be approached on foot.
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Sharp-tailed Sparrows are seen in high numbers during migration. Significant concentrations of waterfowl use during migration and nesting.
Two miles south of Moulton on county 202 then west on 570th st. for two miles. Area map can be downloaded from the Iowas Birds and Birding website.
Roadside viewing
Restrooms on site
Wheelchair accessible trail
Entrance fee
Content from Iowa Ornithologists' Union, Iowa Ornithologists' Union, and Sedan Wildlife Management Area IBA
Last updated October 25, 2023