Wildlife

Franklin Lake Wildlife Management Area

Elko County, NV

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NDOW wildlife management area on a seasonal, largely unaltered wetland on the east side of the Ruby Mountains in Ruby Valley — remnant of pluvial Lake Franklin. Important migratory and breeding habitat for waterfowl, shorebirds, sandhill cranes, and trumpeter swans, complementary to nearby Ruby Lake NWR but a separate state-managed unit.

Facts

RegionElko County, NV
Coordinates (approx.)40.3542, -115.4061
ManagerNevada Department of Wildlife
Size~3,188 acres public WMA (+ conservation easement lands)
AccessRuby Valley roads SE of Elko; day use
NearbyRuby Lake NWR / Ruby Mountains / Fort Ruby

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