Grand Pass Conservation Area Oxbow Lakes
General data
- Name: Grand Pass Conservation Area Oxbow Lakes
- Water system: Missouri River
- Water type: Natural lake
- Progression: Missouri River -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Temperate, Continental
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
Grand Pass Conservation Area consists of Missouri River bottomlands and wetlands along about 6 miles of the Missouri River floodplain in Saline County, Missouri. It includes marshes, sloughs, islands, and oxbow lakes that formed from old Missouri River channels when the river shifted its course over time. These are typical features of a dynamic river floodplain where the river meanders and cuts off bends.