Market Lake Wildlife Management Area

Market Lake Wildlife Management Area
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Location	Jefferson County, Idaho, United States
Nearest city	Roberts, ID
Coordinates	43°46′47″N 112°08′47″W
Area	5,071 acres (20.5 km^2)
Established	1956
Governing body	Idaho Department of Fish and Game
fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/ibt/site.aspx?id=SE42

Market Lake Wildlife Management Area at 5,071 acres (20.52 km²) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Jefferson County north of the town of Roberts.^[1] The WMA was established in 1956 to restore a portion of Market Lake for migrating and breeding waterfowl.^[2]

Water in the WMA comes from natural springs and artesian wells beneath the igneous rock.^[3] Mammals seen in the WMA include mule and white-tailed deer and small numbers of moose.^[4]

The former namesake lake, Market Lake, once was such a favorite hunting ground of wildlife, that the hunters referred to it as their "market", hence the name. The lake was later drained and the lake bed converted into agricultural land.^[5]

References

1. "Market Lake Wildlife Management Area". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
2. Kemner, Don; Sands, Mark (July 1999). "Market Lake Wildlife Management Area Management Plan" (PDF). Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
3. "Market Lake Wildlife Management Area, Idaho". Public Lands Information Center. Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
4. "Wildlife Management Areas". Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
5. Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 91-92.