Kamas National Reserve

Kamas National Reserve, in southeastern Idaho, is half made up of lakes, ponds and swamps. The rest is covered with wormwood grass, meadows and farm fields. The area of the reserve is about ten and a half thousand acres (42.81 square kilometers). During the maximum migration, and this is March-April and October, the number of ducks reaches fifty thousand and up to three thousand geese are in the Kamas reserve.

Water management is the most important operation in the Kamas National Reserve. An extensive system of canals, dams, wells, ponds and various water management structures is used to manage water for the benefit of wildlife. Particular emphasis is placed on the nesting of waterfowl.

The Kamas National Reserve was founded in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven. Subordinate to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.