Whetstone Creek Natural Area
CALLAWAY 110 Whetstone Creek
Blacknose shiner
Creek at Whetstone Creek Natural Area
An aquatic natural area consisting of 1.8 miles of creek with a 100-yard buffer zone on each side, located about five miles northwest of Williamsburg within the Whetstone Creek Conservation Area in Sections 6, 31 and 32, T48-49N, R7W, Williamsburg 7.5 min. topographic map. Access is by foot from a parking lot a half-mile south of the natural area. Designated June 16, 1983.
Natural Features
Whetstone Creek is a small, highly productive stream consisting of short, well-defined riffles and long, deep pools in the Missouri River Section of the Ozark Border Natural Division. It supports a diverse fish population of at least 34 species, including the endangered blacknose shiner. Water willow and spike rush are common aquatic plants. The stream banks are treeless or with a narrow band of sycamore, willow, silver maple and other characteristic floodplain trees. The stream is bordered on one side by steep, wooded bluffs. The natural area is owned by the Department of Conservation.
For further information contact the Wildlife District Supervisor, Central District Office, 1907 Hillcrest Drive, Columbia, MO 65201, phone 573/884-6861.
