Minnesota Seasons - Whitewater WMA, Main Branch Unit


	Location

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	Game Refuge, South Section


	Size
	21,664.3 acres

	Parking
	Minnesota DNR Whitewater WMA Office 150.3 Hwy 74 Altura, MN 55910 There are numerous parking lots on this huge WMA. N44 9.182, W92 0.980 N44 9.018, W92 0.407 N44 8.792, W91 59.710 N44 8.961, W91 58.316 N44 9.268, W91 58.234 N44 9.514, W91 58.353 N44 10.276, W92 1.225 N44 10.699, W91 59.782 N44 11.055, W91 59.749


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					Wabasha nad Winona Counties
					Southeast Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	There are numerous DNR management roads within the WMA.

	Hunting
	On the game refuge: closed to deer hunting and waterfowl hunting, open to small game hunting, wild turkey hunting, and trapping. Trapping is by permit only. Everywhere else: Deer, Small Game, Forest Upland Birds, Pheasants, Waterfowl, Turkey, Doves. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Paleozoic Plateau
	Ecological Subsection			The Blufflands Rochester Plateau
	Land Type Associations			Altura Ridgetops Elba Slopes Lewiston Plain Whitewater River Valley

	Native Plant Communities*
	(Partial list) Dry Barrens Prairie (Southern) Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Jack Pine Subtype Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Oak Subtype Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) Mesic Prairie (Southern) Oak - Shagbark Hickory Woodland Red Oak - White Oak Forest Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	Nancy Falkum

	Landscape of Whitewater Game Refuge




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	Whitewater MN State Wildlife Mgmt Area Rich Ryan

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	Other Videos


	WhiteWater WMA - The Hype MN-Made Adventures

	About Oct 30, 2018 This is a tribute to the WhiteWater WMA in Southeast MN. Many generations of memories have been made and many Giant Bucks have fallen here. Follow us as we pursue a Giant and make memories of our own. Song: Sappheiros - Lights (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music promoted by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: https://youtu.be/kzeQK45StRo



	Project Get Outdoors at the Whitewater Wildlife Management Area Project Get Outdoors

	About Aug 5, 2021 27,000 acres of near wilderness to explore covering sections of Winona, Wabasha and Olmsted Counties. Check out the Whitewater WMA!