Utah GeoTour-Millard - Clear Lake Ghost Town Traditional Geocache

This non-Mormon farming town was settled on the railroad line in 1897 about 19 miles south of Delta. It was made up of approximately 10 families and some outlying farms. The water situation was too unstable and by the 1900s the town was no longer populated. All that is now left of the town are piles of crumbled concrete near State Highway 257.

To the West is the Clear Lake Wildlife Management Area. If you have time, it is an area worth checking out. Clear Lake is a wetland fed by more than one hundred natural springs.

Active management enhances the 6,150 acres of wetland and upland habitats. Clear Lake is a critical stopover point and important nesting area for waterfowl and shorebirds that hosts tens of thousands of birds representing nearly one hundred species annually.

These species include Harrier hawks, Canada geese, various ducks and avocets.

Wetlands are much more than a wet spot in an arid region; they are some of the most productive biological ecosystems on earth. Wetlands perform vital and often misunderstood functions in the greater scheme of life: They trap sediments and pollutants to cleanse the environment; they provide a nursery that shelters and feeds young wildlife; they provide a resting place for migrating birds; and they absorb water to control flooding and erosion.

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