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	Español WHSRN Home WHSRN Sites List WHSRN Sites Map Contact Springfield Bottoms American Falls Reservoir Site Facts Country, State, Province/Region: United States, Idaho Relative Location: South-east Idaho, 250km north of Salt Lake City Latitude/Longitude: 42.78 N, 112.88 W Category: Regional Basis for Designation: More than 20,000 shorebirds annually. Size: 35,167 hectares (86,899 acres) Joined: 1996 Site Owner/Steward: City of American Falls, Idaho Dept of Fish and Game, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Site Partners: Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Human Population within 100 km: 160,000 Contact: Colleen Moulton Conservation Sciences Bird Program Manager Idaho Department of Fish and Game colleen.moulton@idfg.idaho.gov Description The reservoir holds 1.7 million acre-feet of water, which is emptied almost on an annual basis. The habitat consists of emergent mudflats with invading willows and annual cockleburn crops. 50,000-80,000 shorebirds use the site. Thirty species in total. Springfield Bottoms and American Falls Reservoir is a major feeding area for white-ibis in summer and early fall and a major wintering area for ducks and geese in late fall to spring. Many bald eagles hunt here as well. Ecology & Conservation Photo Gallery Special Information Contact Colleen Moulton Conservation Sciences Bird Program Manager Idaho Department of Fish and Game 600 S. Walnut Street Boise, ID 83707 208-287-2751 colleen.moulton@idfg.idaho.gov Additional Resouces About Us Conservation Photo Gallery Special Information Contact Additional Resources Printer-friendly version