Babler Southwoods Hollow Natural Area
ST. LOUIS 61 Babler Southwoods Hollow
White Oak (Quercus alba)
A 17-acre area in Babler State Park in the SE1/4, SE1/4 of Section 28, T45N, R3E, Eureka 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated September 25, 1978.
Natural Features
Babler Southwoods Hollow Natural Area is in the Missouri River Section of the Ozark Border Natural Division in a region characterized by moderately dissected terrain underlain by limestone and capped with loess. The principal feature is a mesic upland forest dominated by old-growth white oak-sugar maple in a narrow east-facing valley. The tract is owned by the Department of Natural Resources. For further information contact the Park Superintendent, Babler State Park, 800 Guy Park Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017, phone 573/458-3813.
