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Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area is in Boone County, 6 miles southwest of Columbia (Missouri), near McBaine. The Missouri River and Perche Creek provide over 10 miles of stream frontage on Eagle Bluffs. The Conservation Department purchased this 4,269-acre area to help offset the loss of nearly 90 percent of Missouri's historical wetlands. The area's wetlands have been restored by creating 13 shallow pools. The development project included 16 miles of levees, 51 water control structures, river water supply pumps, a water supply junction box, pump-out facilities, and a pipeline linking the area to the City of Columbia's wastewater treatment wetlands.