Market Lake Wildlife Management Area at is an Idaho wildlife management area in Jefferson County north of the town of

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. The WMA was established in 1956 to restore a portion of Market Lake for migrating and breeding waterfowl. Water in the WMA comes from natural springs and artesian wells beneath the igneous rock. Mammals seen in the WMA include

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and white-tailed deer and small numbers of moose. The former namesake lake, Market Lake, once was such a favorite hunting ground of wildlife, that the hunters referred to it as their "market", hence the name. The lake was later drained and the lake bed converted into agricultural land.

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{{Protected Areas of Idaho Protected areas established in 1956 Protected areas of Jefferson County, Idaho Wildlife management areas of Idaho