REYNOLDS                       41 Lily Pond

Lily Pond Natural Area

An 8-acre area southeast of Centerville and north of Sinking Creek in Section 23, T31N, R1E, Redford 7.5 min. topographic map. Access is by foot over private land and the trail is long and obscure. A topographic map and knowledge of its use are required to visit this area. Designated December 15, 1975.

Natural Features--A small, boggy sinkhole pond in the Lower Ozarks Section of the Ozark Natural Division. Unusual plants including the state-endangered swamp loosestrife and a pondweed are found here. It also contains typical swamp vegetation such as swamp rose, hibiscus and buttonbush. The pond is surrounded by pine-oak forest on sandy soil. Lily Pond is owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed by the Department of Conservation. For further information contact the District Forester, Clearwater Forest District, Route 1 (Hwy 34), Box 1002, Piedmont, MO 63957, phone 573/223-4525.

Marbled salamander